By: Capriglione, Raymond, Canales, H.B. No. 1416
King of Parker, Harless
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to business days for purposes of the public information
law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.0031 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.0031. BUSINESS DAYS. (a) Except as provided by
this section, in this chapter "business day" means a day other than
a:
(1) Saturday or Sunday;
(2) national holiday under Section 662.003(a); or
(3) state holiday under Section 662.003(b).
(b) An optional holiday under Section 662.003(c) is not a
business day of a governmental body if the officer for public
information of the governmental body observes the optional holiday.
(c) A holiday established by the governing body of an
institution of higher education under Section 662.011(a) is not a
business day of the institution of higher education.
(d) The Friday before or Monday after a holiday described by
Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is not a business day of a governmental
body if the holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday and the
governmental body observes the holiday on that Friday or Monday.
(e) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a
governmental body may designate a day on which the governmental
body's administrative offices are closed or operating with minimum
staffing as a non-business day. The designation of a non-business
day for an independent school district must be made by the board of
trustees. The designation of a non-business day for a governmental
body other than an independent school district must be made by the
executive director or other chief administrative officer. A
governmental body may designate not more than 10 non-business days
under this subsection each calendar year. A governmental body
shall make a good faith effort to post advance notice of the
non-business days designated under this subsection on the
governmental body's Internet website.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a request for public information received by a governmental body
or officer for public information on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.