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Texas Government Code - Section 552.021. Availability Of Public Information

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§ 552.021. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  Public 
information is available to the public at a minimum during the 
normal business hours of the governmental body.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 
1995.

Section: Previous 552.006 552.007 552.008 552.009. OPEN RECORDS STEERING COMMITTEE: ADVICE TO COMMISSION; ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. Text of Subsec. (a) as amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 329, § 1. (a) The open records steering committee is composed of two representatives of the attorney general's office and: (1) a representative of each of the following, appointed by its governing entity: (A) the comptroller's office; (B) the Department of Public Safety; (C) the Department of Information Resources; and (D) the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; (2) five public members, appointed by the attorney general; and (3) a representative of each of the following types of local governments, appointed by the attorney general: (A) a municipality; (B) a county; and (C) a school district. Text of Subsec. (a) as amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 716, § 1. (a) The open records steering committee is composed of: (1) a representative of each of the following, appointed by its governing entity: (A) the attorney general's office; (B) the comptroller's office; (C) the Department of Public Safety; (D) the Department of Information Resources; (E) the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; and (F) the Texas Building and Procurement Commission; (2) five public members, appointed by the attorney general; and (3) a representative of each of the following types of local governments, appointed by the attorney general: (A) a municipality; (B) a county; and (C) a school district. (b) The representative of the attorney general designated by the attorney general is the presiding officer of the committee. The committee shall meet as prescribed by committee procedures or at the call of the presiding officer. (c) The committee shall advise the attorney general regarding the office of the attorney general's performance of its duties under Sections 552.010, 552.205, 552.262, 552.269, and 552.274. (d) The members of the committee who represent state governmental bodies and the public members of the committee shall periodically study and determine the types of public information for which it would be useful to the public or cost-effective for the government if the type of information were made available by state governmental bodies by means of the Internet or another electronic format. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the governor, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, and the budget committee and state affairs committee of each house of the legislature. (e) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the committee. Chapter 2110 applies to the reimbursement of a public member's expenses related to service on the committee. Any reimbursement of the expenses of a member who represents a state or local governmental body may be paid only from funds available to the state or local governmental body the member represents. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1319, § 3, eff. Sept 552.010 552.011 552.012 552.021 552.022 552.0225 552.023 552.024 552.025 552.026 552.027 Next

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