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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of digital message display systems in certain |
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public facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.0061. ADVERTISING IN DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFICES. |
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The department may enter into an agreement with a public or private |
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entity for a digital message display system to promote department |
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information or news items of general interest in a publicly |
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accessible area of a driver's license office. For the purpose of |
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funding the system, a portion of the information displayed on the |
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system may consist of digital advertisements. The department may |
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review and has the right to reject any proposed advertising to be |
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displayed on a system. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 1001, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 1001.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.014. ADVERTISING IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT |
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FACILITIES. The department may enter into an agreement with a |
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public or private entity for a digital message display system to |
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promote department information or news items of general interest in |
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a publicly accessible area of a facility operated by the |
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department. For the purpose of funding the system, a portion of the |
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information displayed on the system may consist of digital |
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advertisements. The department may review and has the right to |
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reject any proposed advertising to be displayed on a system. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 291, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 291.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 291.011. ADVERTISING IN COUNTY FACILITIES. The |
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commissioners court of a county may enter into an agreement with a |
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public or private entity for a digital message display system to |
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promote county information or news items of general interest in a |
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publicly accessible area of the office of the tax |
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assessor-collector or a branch office established under Section |
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292.025, 292.026, or 292.027 for which a deputy assessor-collector |
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has been appointed. For the purpose of funding the system, a |
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portion of the information displayed on the system may consist of |
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digital advertisements. The commissioners court may review and has |
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the right to reject any proposed advertising to be displayed on a |
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system. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |