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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to posting suggestions and ideas on cost-efficiency and |
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certain budget documents on certain state agency websites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.1265 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.1265. POSTING OF COST-EFFICIENCY SUGGESTIONS AND |
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IDEAS ON STATE AGENCY WEBSITE. (a) In this section, "state |
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agency" does not include an institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), each state agency |
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that has 1,500 or more employees shall post on the agency's intranet |
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website or generally accessible Internet website an electronic form |
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or link allowing an employee of the agency to submit suggestions and |
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ideas on how to make the agency more cost-efficient. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), each state agency |
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shall post on the agency's generally accessible Internet website a |
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link allowing members of the public to: |
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(1) monitor, in real time or on a weekly or monthly |
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basis, submissions made under Subsection (b); and |
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(2) vote for the public's favorite submission. |
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(d) The department may exclude from the requirements of this |
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section a state agency if the agency has a preexisting program or |
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link that the department determines substantially meets the |
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requirements of this section. |
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(e) The department shall adopt rules establishing |
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procedures and required formats for implementing this section. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.0081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.0081. BUDGET DOCUMENTS ONLINE. (a) In order to |
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assist members of the public in posting cost-efficiency suggestions |
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and ideas, the board shall post on the board's Internet website all |
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documents prepared by the board that are provided to a committee, |
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subcommittee, or conference committee of either house of the |
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legislature in connection with an appropriations bill. |
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(b) The board shall post a document to which this section |
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applies as soon as practicable after the document is provided to a |
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committee, subcommittee, or conference committee. |
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(c) The document must be downloadable and provide data in an |
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open standard format that allows the public to search, extract, |
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organize, and analyze the information in the document. |
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SECTION 3. Section 322.0081, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to documents provided to a committee, |
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subcommittee, or conference committee on or after October 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |