86R22317 SRA-D
By: Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 679
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission to sell educational resources and services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 441.006(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The commission may:
(1) purchase, as state property, any suitable book,
picture, or similar item, within the limits of the annual
legislative appropriation;
(2) receive a donation or gift of money, property, or
services on any terms and conditions it considers proper as long as
the state does not incur financial liability;
(3) accept, receive, and administer federal funds made
available by grant or loan to improve the public libraries of this
state;
(4) contract or agree with the governing body or head
of a county, city, or town of this state to meet the terms
prescribed by the United States and consistent with state law for
the expenditure of federal funds for improving public libraries;
[and]
(5) participate in the establishment and operation of
an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise
funds for or provide services or other benefits to the commission;
and
(6) develop and sell educational resources and
services for use by the public.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.