Bill Text: TX SB43 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to business days for purposes of the public information law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB43 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB43-Introduced.html
88R715 SGM-F | ||
By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 43 |
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relating to business days for purposes of the public information | ||
law. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 552, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 552.0031 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 552.0031. BUSINESS DAYS. (a) Except as provided by | ||
this section, in this chapter "business day" means a day other than: | ||
(1) a Saturday or Sunday; | ||
(2) a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); or | ||
(3) a state holiday under Section 662.003(b). | ||
(b) An optional holiday under Section 662.003(c) is not a | ||
business day of a governmental body if the officer for public | ||
information of the governmental body observes the optional holiday. | ||
(c) A holiday established by the governing body of an | ||
institution of higher education under Section 662.011(a) is not a | ||
business day of the institution of higher education. | ||
(d) The Friday before or Monday after a holiday described by | ||
Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is not a business day of a governmental | ||
body if the holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday and the | ||
governmental body observes the holiday on that Friday or Monday. | ||
(e) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a | ||
governmental body may designate a day on which the governmental | ||
body's administrative offices are closed or operating with minimum | ||
staffing as a nonbusiness day. The designation of a nonbusiness day | ||
for an independent school district must be made by the board of | ||
trustees. The designation of a nonbusiness day for a governmental | ||
body other than an independent school district must be made by the | ||
executive director or other chief administrative officer. A | ||
governmental body may designate not more than 10 nonbusiness days | ||
under this subsection each calendar year. A governmental body | ||
shall make a good faith effort to post advance notice of the | ||
nonbusiness days designated under this subsection on the | ||
governmental body's Internet website. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a request for public information received by a governmental body | ||
or officer for public information on or after the effective date of | ||
this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |