Bill Text: TX SB272 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the composition of the governor's broadband development council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB272 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB272-Introduced.html

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88R3237 DIO-D
By: Blanco S.B. No. 272

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the governor's broadband development
council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 490H.002(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The council is composed of one nonvoting member
appointed by the broadband development office and the following
voting members appointed by the governor:
(1) two representatives of separate Internet service
provider industry associations, including at least one
representative of an association that primarily represents small
providers, as defined by Section 56.032, Utilities Code;
(2) one representative of the health information
technology industry;
(3) two representatives of unaffiliated nonprofit
organizations that advocate for elderly persons statewide;
(4) two representatives of unaffiliated nonprofit
organizations that have a demonstrated history of working with the
legislature and the public to identify solutions for expanding
broadband to rural, unserved areas of this state;
(5) one representative of an agricultural advocacy
organization in this state;
(6) one representative of a hospital advocacy
organization in this state;
(7) one representative of a medical advocacy
organization in this state;
(8) one county official who serves in an elected
office of a county with a population of less than 35,000;
(8-a) one county clerk of a county with a population of
less than 60,000;
(8-b) one sheriff of a county with a population of less
than 60,000;
(9) one municipal official who serves in an elected
office of a municipality with a population of less than 20,000
located in a county with a population of less than 60,000;
(10) one representative of an institution of higher
education that has its main campus in a county with a population of
less than 60,000;
(11) one representative of a school district with a
territory that includes only counties with a population of less
than 60,000;
(12) one representative from a library association;
(13) one hospital administrator employed by a licensed
hospital located in a county with a population of less than 60,000;
(14) one representative from an electric cooperative
providing broadband;
(15) one representative of a school district with a
territory that includes all or part of a county with a population of
more than 500,000; [and]
(16) one representative of a nonprofit organization
that has a demonstrated history of facilitating broadband adoption
by offering digital literacy training or providing access to
broadband technology; and
(17) one representative from a federally recognized
Indian tribe that is listed on the annual list of Indian tribes
published by the United States secretary of the interior as
required under 25 U.S.C. Section 5131 and that has tribal land in
this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.