| 1 | 1 | | By: Pea, Naishtat H.B. No. 3923 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the method of delivery of notices relating to sworn |
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| 7 | 7 | | complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 571.032, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 10 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 571.032. MAILING OF NOTICES, DECISIONS, AND REPORTS. |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each [Each] written |
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| 13 | 13 | | notice, decision, and report required to be sent under this chapter |
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| 14 | 14 | | shall be sent by registered or certified mail, restricted delivery, |
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| 15 | 15 | | return receipt requested. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) After written notice under Section 571.123(b) regarding |
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| 17 | 17 | | the filing of a sworn complaint has been sent to a person in the |
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| 18 | 18 | | manner required by Subsection (a), the commission may send the |
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| 19 | 19 | | person any additional notices regarding the complaint by regular |
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| 20 | 20 | | mail unless the person has notified the commission to send all |
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| 21 | 21 | | notices regarding the complaint by registered or certified mail, |
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| 22 | 22 | | restricted delivery, return receipt requested. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 24 | 24 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 25 | 25 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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