82R3863 CJC-D
By: Brown H.B. No. 682
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to leasing advertising space on state agency Internet
websites.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2054.064 to read as follows:
Sec. 2054.064. ADVERTISING ON STATE INTERNET WEBSITES. (a)
In this section, "state agency" means a department, board,
commission, or other agency in the executive branch of state
government, including the office of the governor. The term does not
include an institution of higher education, as defined by Section
61.003, Education Code.
(b) In accordance with rules adopted by the department:
(1) a state agency may lease advertising space on the
agency's official Internet website; and
(2) the department may lease advertising space on the
official Internet website for the State of Texas.
(c) A contract for the lease of advertising space on an
Internet website under this section must include terms that:
(1) provide for the payment of a fee by the person
leasing the advertising space in an amount set by department rule;
and
(2) require the advertisements to comply with the
rules adopted by the department relating to content and
composition.
(d) The department shall adopt rules to implement this
section. The rules must establish:
(1) guidelines relating to the content and composition
of advertisements that may be placed on an Internet website;
(2) procedures for procuring advertisements that
relate, to the greatest extent practicable, to the stated purpose
of the state agency;
(3) a schedule of fees to be charged for the lease of
advertising space under this section; and
(4) the amount of the lease payment that a state agency
may retain for administering the lease contract.
(e) A state agency contracting to lease advertising space on
an official Internet website under this section shall collect the
fees due from the leasing entity. After deduction of the state
agency's administrative fees, the remainder of the fees collected
under this section shall be forwarded to the comptroller to be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.