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TX Govt Code § 556.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals|Section 556.005. Employment of Lobbyist

Sec. 556.005.  EMPLOYMENT OF LOBBYIST.  (a)  A state agency may not use appropriated money to employ, as a regular full-time or part-time or contract employee, a person who is required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist.  Except for an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, a state agency may not use any money under its control to employ or contract with an individual who is required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist.(b)  A state agency may not use appropriated money to pay, on behalf of the agency or an officer or employee of the agency, membership dues to an organization that pays part or all of the salary of a person who is required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist.  This subsection does not apply to the payment by a state agency of membership fees under Chapter 81.(c)  A state agency that violates Subsection (a) is subject to a reduction of amounts appropriated for administration by the General Appropriations Act for the biennium following the biennium in which the violation occurs in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each violation.(d)  A state agency administering a statewide retirement plan may enter into a contract to receive assistance or advice regarding the qualified tax status of the plan or on other federal matters affecting the administration of the state agency or its programs if the contractor is not required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 4.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 556.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals|Section 556.0055. Restrictions on Lobbying Expenditures

Sec. 556.0055.  RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES.  (a)  A political subdivision or private entity that receives state funds may not use the funds to pay:(1)  lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient of the funds;(2)  a person or entity that is required to register with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305;(3)  any partner, employee, employer, relative, contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity described by Subdivision (2);  or(4)  a person or entity that has been hired to represent associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other government policies.(b)  A political subdivision or private entity that violates Subsection (a) is not eligible to receive additional state funds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 556.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals|Section 556.006. Legislative Lobbying

Sec. 556.006.  LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING.  (a)  A state agency may not use appropriated money to attempt to influence the passage or defeat of a legislative measure.(b)  This section does not prohibit a state officer or employee from using state resources to provide public information or to provide information responsive to a request.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 86, eff. June 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 556.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals|Section 556.007. Termination of Employment

Sec. 556.007.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  A state employee who causes an employee to be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against for providing information under Section 556.006(b) or who violates Section 556.004(c) or (d) is subject to immediate termination of employment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 556.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals|Section 556.008. Compensation Prohibition

Sec. 556.008.  COMPENSATION PROHIBITION.  A state agency may not use appropriated money to compensate a state officer or employee who violates Section 556.004(a), (b), or (c) or Section 556.005 or 556.006(a), or who is subject to termination under Section 556.007.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 556.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals|Section 556.009. Notice of Prohibitions

Sec. 556.009.  NOTICE OF PROHIBITIONS.  (a)  A state agency shall provide each officer and employee of the agency a copy of Sections 556.004, 556.005, 556.006, 556.007, and 556.008 and require a signed receipt on delivery.  A new copy and receipt are required if one of those provisions is changed.(b)  A state agency shall maintain receipts collected from current officers and employees under this section in a manner accessible for public inspection.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 558.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 558 - Interpreters for Deaf or Hearing Impaired Persons|Section 558.001. Definition

Sec. 558.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "deaf or hearing impaired" means having a hearing impairment, regardless of the existence of a speech impairment, that inhibits:(1)  comprehension of an examination or proceeding;  or(2)  communication with others.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 558.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 558 - Interpreters for Deaf or Hearing Impaired Persons|Section 558.002. State Examinations

Sec. 558.002.  STATE EXAMINATIONS.  (a)  A deaf or hearing impaired person taking a state examination required for state employment or issuance of a state license is entitled, on request, to an interpreter.(b)  The interpreter may be paid for not more than eight hours for interpreting in a calendar day and is entitled to $5 for each hour of interpreting in a calendar day, except that the interpreter is entitled to $15 for the first hour.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 558.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 558 - Interpreters for Deaf or Hearing Impaired Persons|Section 558.003. Proceedings Before Political Subdivisions

Sec. 558.003.  PROCEEDINGS BEFORE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  In a proceeding before the governing body of a political subdivision in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by the governing body after an adjudicative hearing, the governing body shall supply for a party who is deaf or hearing impaired an interpreter who has qualifications approved by the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.(b)  In this section, "political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, special purpose district, or other subdivision of state government that has jurisdiction limited to a geographic portion of the state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 559.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 559 - State Government Privacy Policies|Section 559.001. Definition

Sec. 559.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "state governmental body" means a governmental body as defined by Section 552.003 that is part of state government.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1059, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 559.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 559 - State Government Privacy Policies|Section 559.002. Right to Be Informed About Information Collected

Sec. 559.002.  RIGHT TO BE INFORMED ABOUT INFORMATION COLLECTED.  It is the policy of this state that an individual is entitled to be informed about information that a state governmental body collects about the individual unless the state governmental body is allowed to withhold the information from the individual under Section 552.023.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1059, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 559.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 559 - State Government Privacy Policies|Section 559.003. Right to Notice About Certain Information Laws and Practices

Sec. 559.003.  RIGHT TO NOTICE ABOUT CERTAIN INFORMATION LAWS AND PRACTICES.  (a)  Each state governmental body that collects information about an individual by means of a form that the individual completes and files with the governmental body in a paper format or in an electronic format on an Internet site shall prominently state, on the paper form and prominently post on the Internet site in connection with the electronic form, that:(1)  with few exceptions, the individual is entitled on request to be informed about the information that the state governmental body collects about the individual;(2)  under Sections 552.021 and 552.023 of the Government Code, the individual is entitled to receive and review the information;  and(3)  under Section 559.004 of the Government Code, the individual is entitled to have the state governmental body correct information about the individual that is incorrect.(b)  Each state governmental body that collects information about an individual by means of an Internet site or that collects information about the computer network location or identity of a user of the Internet site shall prominently post on the Internet site what information is being collected through the site about the individual or about the computer network location or identity of a user of the site, including what information is being collected by means that are not obvious.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1059, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 559.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 559 - State Government Privacy Policies|Section 559.004. Right to Correction of Incorrect Information

Sec. 559.004.  RIGHT TO CORRECTION OF INCORRECT INFORMATION.  Each state governmental body shall establish a reasonable procedure under which an individual is entitled to have the state governmental body correct information about the individual that is possessed by the state governmental body and that is incorrect.  The procedure may not unduly burden an individual using the procedure.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1059, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 559.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 559 - State Government Privacy Policies|Section 559.005. Applicability of and Construction With Public Information Law

Sec. 559.005.  APPLICABILITY OF AND CONSTRUCTION WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW.  (a)  Chapter 552 governs the charges that a state governmental body may impose on an individual who requests information the governmental body collects about the individual.  The governmental body may not charge an individual to correct information about the individual.(b)  To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and the public information law, Chapter 552, Chapter 552 controls.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1059, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 560.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 560 - Biometric Identifier|Section 560.001. Definitions

Sec. 560.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Biometric identifier" means a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or record of hand or face geometry.(2)  "Governmental body" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003, except that the term includes each entity within or created by the judicial branch of state government.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 559.001 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(78), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 560.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 560 - Biometric Identifier|Section 560.002. Disclosure of Biometric Identifier

Sec. 560.002.  DISCLOSURE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER.  A governmental body that possesses a biometric identifier of an individual:(1)  may not sell, lease, or otherwise disclose the biometric identifier to another person unless:(A)  the individual consents to the disclosure;(B)  the disclosure is required or permitted by a federal statute or by a state statute other than Chapter 552;  or(C)  the disclosure is made by or to a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose;  and(2)  shall store, transmit, and protect from disclosure the biometric identifier using reasonable care and in a manner that is the same as or more protective than the manner in which the governmental body stores, transmits, and protects its other confidential information.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 559.002 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(78), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 560.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 560 - Biometric Identifier|Section 560.003. Application of Chapter 552

Sec. 560.003.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 552.  A biometric identifier in the possession of a governmental body is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 559.003 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(78), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 574.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 574 - Dual Office Holding|Section 574.001. Finding of Constitutional Compliance

Sec. 574.001.  FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE.  (a)  A nonelective state officer may not accept an offer to serve in another nonelective office unless the officer obtains from the governing body or, if there is not a governing body, the executive head of the agency, division, department, or institution with which the officer is associated a finding that the officer has satisfied Article XVI, Section 40, of the Texas Constitution.(b)  A person may hold the office of municipal judge for more than one municipality at the same time if each office is filled by appointment.  The holding of these offices at the same time is of benefit to this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 37, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 574.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 574 - Dual Office Holding|Section 574.002. Record

Sec. 574.002.  RECORD.  A governing body or executive head shall make a record of:(1)  a finding under Section 574.001;  and(2)  any compensation that the nonelective officer is to receive from holding the additional office, including salary, bonus, or per diem payment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 574.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 574 - Dual Office Holding|Section 574.003. Rules

Sec. 574.003.  RULES.  A governing body or executive head shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 574.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 574 - Dual Office Holding|Section 574.004. Assistance by Attorney General

Sec. 574.004.  ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  This chapter does not prevent the attorney general from providing assistance to district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys on request by allowing assistant attorneys general to serve as duly appointed and deputized assistant prosecutors, nor does this chapter prohibit the appointment of an assistant attorney general as an attorney pro tem pursuant to Article 2.07, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 574.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 574 - Dual Office Holding|Section 574.005. Local Government Officers on State Governing Bodies

Sec. 574.005.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS ON STATE GOVERNING BODIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Local government" means a county, a municipality, a special district or authority, or another political subdivision of this state.(2)  "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.(b)  An individual who holds an elected or appointed local government office may be appointed to the governing body of a state agency if otherwise eligible.  The individual may not receive compensation for serving on the governing body of the state agency but may be reimbursed as provided by other law for a reasonable and necessary expense incurred in the performance of an official function.(c)  Rules adopted under Section 574.003 are not required to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 879, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 575.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 575 - Acceptance of Gift by State Agency|Section 575.001. Definitions

Sec. 575.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Gift" means a donation of money or property.(2)  "State agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive or judicial branch of state government.  The term does not include an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 575.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 575 - Acceptance of Gift by State Agency|Section 575.002. Gifts of $500 or More

Sec. 575.002.  GIFTS OF $500 OR MORE.  This chapter applies only to a gift that has a value of $500 or more.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 575.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 575 - Acceptance of Gift by State Agency|Section 575.003. Acceptance of Gift by State Agency Governing Board

Sec. 575.003.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT BY STATE AGENCY GOVERNING BOARD.  A state agency that has a governing board may accept a gift only if the agency has the authority to accept the gift and a majority of the board, in an open meeting, acknowledges the acceptance of the gift not later than the 90th day after the date the gift is accepted.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 575.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 575 - Acceptance of Gift by State Agency|Section 575.004. Record of Gift

Sec. 575.004.  RECORD OF GIFT.  A state agency that accepts a gift must record the name of the donor, a description of the gift, and a statement of the purpose of the gift in:(1)  the minutes of the governing board of the agency;  or(2)  appropriate agency records, if the agency does not have a governing board.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 575.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 575 - Acceptance of Gift by State Agency|Section 575.005. Acceptance of Gift From Party to Contested Case Prohibited

Sec. 575.005.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT FROM PARTY TO CONTESTED CASE PROHIBITED.  A state agency may not accept a gift from a person who is a party to a contested case before the agency until the 30th day after the date the decision in the case becomes final under Section 2001.144.  In this section, "contested case" has the meaning assigned by Section 2001.003.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 576.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 576 - Prohibition on Appropriation of Money to Settle or Pay Sexual Harassment Claims|Section 576.0001. Prohibition on Appropriation of Money to Settle or Pay Sexual Harassment Claims

Sec. 576.0001.  PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS.  The legislature may not appropriate money and a state agency may not use appropriated money to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a person who:(1)  is an elected member of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government;(2)  is appointed by the governor to serve as a member of a department, commission, board, or other public office within the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government; or(3)  serves as staff for a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 551 (S.B. 282), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 601.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.001. Delivery of Certain Books, Papers, and Documents to Successor

Sec. 601.001.  DELIVERY OF CERTAIN BOOKS, PAPERS, AND DOCUMENTS TO SUCCESSOR.  (a)  On leaving office, an officer shall deliver all books, papers, and documents relating to the office to the officer's successor.(b)  In this section, "officer" includes:(1)  each officer selected under the laws of this state;  and(2)  a member of a board or commission created by state law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|