| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to public meetings of joint airport boards. |
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| 8 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 551.001(3), Government Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 8 | | to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 9 | | (3) "Governmental body" means: |
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| 12 | 10 | | (A) a board, commission, department, committee, |
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| 13 | 11 | | or agency within the executive or legislative branch of state |
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| 14 | 12 | | government that is directed by one or more elected or appointed |
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| 15 | 13 | | members; |
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| 16 | 14 | | (B) a county commissioners court in the state; |
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| 17 | 15 | | (C) a municipal governing body in the state; |
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| 18 | 16 | | (D) a deliberative body that has rulemaking or |
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| 19 | 17 | | quasi-judicial power and that is classified as a department, |
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| 20 | 18 | | agency, or political subdivision of a county or municipality; |
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| 21 | 19 | | (E) a school district board of trustees; |
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| 22 | 20 | | (F) a county board of school trustees; |
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| 23 | 21 | | (G) a county board of education; |
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| 24 | 22 | | (H) the governing board of a special district |
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| 25 | 23 | | created by law; |
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| 26 | 24 | | (I) a local workforce development board created |
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| 27 | 25 | | under Section 2308.253; |
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| 28 | 26 | | (J) a nonprofit corporation that is eligible to |
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| 29 | 27 | | receive funds under the federal community services block grant |
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| 30 | 28 | | program and that is authorized by this state to serve a geographic |
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| 31 | 29 | | area of the state; [and] |
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| 32 | 30 | | (K) a nonprofit corporation organized under |
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| 33 | 31 | | Chapter 67, Water Code, that provides a water supply or wastewater |
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| 34 | 32 | | service, or both, and is exempt from ad valorem taxation under |
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| 35 | 33 | | Section 11.30, Tax Code; and |
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| 36 | 34 | | (L) a joint board created under Section 22.074, |
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| 37 | 35 | | Transportation Code. |
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| 38 | 36 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 551, Government Code, is |
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| 39 | 37 | | amended by adding Section 551.0501 to read as follows: |
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| 40 | 38 | | Sec. 551.0501. JOINT BOARD: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. |
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| 41 | 39 | | (a) In this section, "electronic bulletin board" means an |
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| 42 | 40 | | electronic communication system that includes a perpetually |
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| 43 | 41 | | illuminated screen on which the governmental body can post messages |
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| 44 | 42 | | or notices viewable without manipulation by the public. |
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| 45 | 43 | | (b) A joint board created under Section 22.074, |
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| 46 | 44 | | Transportation Code, shall post notice of each meeting on a |
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| 47 | 45 | | physical or electronic bulletin board at a place convenient to the |
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| 48 | 46 | | public in the board's administrative offices. |
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| 49 | 47 | | SECTION 3. The heading to Section 551.056, Government Code, |
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| 50 | 48 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 51 | 49 | | Sec. 551.056. ADDITIONAL POSTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN |
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| 52 | 50 | | MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, JUNIOR COLLEGE |
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| 53 | 51 | | DISTRICTS, [AND] DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES, AND JOINT |
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| 54 | 52 | | BOARDS. |
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| 55 | 53 | | SECTION 4. Section 551.056(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 56 | 54 | | to read as follows: |
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| 57 | 55 | | (b) In addition to the other place at which notice is |
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| 58 | 56 | | required to be posted by this subchapter, the following |
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| 59 | 57 | | governmental bodies and economic development corporations must |
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| 60 | 58 | | also concurrently post notice of a meeting on the Internet website |
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| 61 | 59 | | of the governmental body or economic development corporation: |
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| 62 | 60 | | (1) a municipality; |
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| 63 | 61 | | (2) a county; |
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| 64 | 62 | | (3) a school district; |
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| 65 | 63 | | (4) the governing body of a junior college or junior |
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| 66 | 64 | | college district, including a college or district that has changed |
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| 67 | 65 | | its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code; |
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| 68 | 66 | | (5) a development corporation organized under the |
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| 69 | 67 | | Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local |
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| 70 | 68 | | Government Code); [and] |
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| 71 | 69 | | (6) a regional mobility authority included within the |
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| 72 | 70 | | meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003, |
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| 73 | 71 | | Transportation Code; and |
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| 74 | 72 | | (7) a joint board created under Section 22.074, |
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| 75 | 73 | | Transportation Code. |
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| 76 | 74 | | SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 77 | 75 | | to notice that is required to be posted on or after the effective |
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| 78 | 76 | | date of this Act. Notice that is required to be posted prior to the |
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| 79 | 77 | | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at that |
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| 80 | 78 | | time, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 81 | 79 | | SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 82 | 80 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 83 | 81 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 84 | 82 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 85 | 83 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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