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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to leasing advertising space on state agency Internet |
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websites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.064 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.064. ADVERTISING ON STATE INTERNET WEBSITES. (a) |
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In this section, "state agency" means a department, board, |
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commission, or other agency in the executive branch of state |
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government, including the office of the governor. The term does not |
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include an institution of higher education, as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) In accordance with rules adopted by the department: |
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(1) a state agency may lease advertising space on the |
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agency's official Internet website; and |
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(2) the department may lease advertising space on the |
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official Internet website for the State of Texas. |
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(c) A contract for the lease of advertising space on an |
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Internet website under this section must include terms that: |
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(1) provide for the payment of a fee by the person |
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leasing the advertising space in an amount set by department rule; |
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and |
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(2) require the advertisements to comply with the |
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rules adopted by the department relating to content and |
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composition. |
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(d) The department shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. The rules must establish: |
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(1) guidelines relating to the content and composition |
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of advertisements that may be placed on an Internet website; |
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(2) procedures for procuring advertisements that |
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relate, to the greatest extent practicable, to the stated purpose |
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of the state agency; |
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(3) a schedule of fees to be charged for the lease of |
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advertising space under this section; and |
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(4) the amount of the lease payment that a state agency |
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may retain for administering the lease contract. |
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(e) A state agency contracting to lease advertising space on |
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an official Internet website under this section shall collect the |
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fees due from the leasing entity. After deduction of the state |
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agency's administrative fees, the remainder of the fees collected |
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under this section shall be forwarded to the comptroller to be |
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deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |