86R14344 AAF-D
By: Swanson, et al. H.B. No. 3730
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary
and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 441, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 441.231 to read as follows:
Sec. 441.231. ONLINE LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. (a) The commission shall use funds appropriated to the
commission or consortium services fees under Section 441.224(b)
collected from school districts to purchase online library
resources for primary and secondary schools that have adopted
Internet safety policies and technology protection measures
meeting the requirements for certification under 47 U.S.C. Sections
254(h)(5)(B) and (C).
(b) The commission may purchase online library resources
under Subsection (a) only if the vendor providing the resources
certifies that the resources comply with 47 U.S.C. Section
254(h)(5).
(c) If the legislature finds that a vendor subject to
Subsection (b) is failing to comply substantially with the
requirements of 47 U.S.C. Section 254(h)(5), the commission may
withhold further payments to the vendor pending verification of
compliance with that federal law.
(d) If the vendor described by Subsection (c) fails to
timely verify that the vendor is in compliance with federal law, the
commission may consider the vendor's act of noncompliance as a
breach of contract.
(e) Not later than December 1 of each fiscal year, the
commission shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the
office of the governor a report on any issues related to vendor
compliance with technology protection measures required by 47
U.S.C. Section 254(h)(5).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.