By: Dunnam H.B. No. 3512
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state agency information available on the Internet.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2054.126(d), Government Code, is amended
by amending Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
(d) Each state agency, other than an institution of higher
education, that receives an aggregate amount of appropriations in
the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal biennium that
exceeds $175 million shall post the following information during
the biennium on a generally accessible Internet site maintained by
or for the agency:
(6) an electronic link on the agency Internet site's
home page to:
(A) the provisions of the Texas Constitution as
published in the electronic version of the constitution hosted by
the Texas Legislative Council that authorize, govern, control, or
mention the agency or an agency program or project.
(B) the provisions of statutes as published in
the electronic version of state laws hosted by the Texas
Legislative Council that authorize, govern, control, or mention the
agency or an agency program or project.
(C) the agency's rules as published in the
electronic version of the Texas Administrative Code and an
electronic link to any written procedure of the agency relating to
agency hearings that is not contained in the electronic version of
the Texas Administrative Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.