Texas § GV.552.010 - STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES
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§ GV.552.010. STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES
STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES: FISCAL AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO MAKING INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE. (a) Each state governmental body shall report to the attorney general the information the attorney general requires regarding: (1) the number and nature of requests for information the state governmental body processes under this chapter in the period covered by the report; and (2) the cost to the state governmental body in that period in terms of capital expenditures and personnel time of: (A) responding to requests for information under this chapter; and (B) making information available to the public by means of the Internet or another electronic format. (b) The attorney general shall design and phase in the reporting requirements in a way that: (1) minimizes the reporting burden on state governmental bodies; and (2) allows the legislature and state governmental bodies to estimate the extent to which it is cost-effective for state government, and if possible the extent to which it is cost-effective or useful for members of the public, to make information available to the public by means of the Internet or another electronic format as a supplement or alternative to publicizing the information only in other ways or making the information available only in response to requests made under this chapter. (c) The attorney general shall share the information reported under this section with the open records steering committee. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 27.01, eff. Jan. 11, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 716 (S.B. 452 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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Section GV.552.010 ("STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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