2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics › Subtitle A - Open Government › Chapter 552 - Public Information › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 552.009. Open Records Steering Committee: Advice to Attorney General; Electronic Availability of Public Information

Sec. 552.009.  OPEN RECORDS STEERING COMMITTEE:  ADVICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL; ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  The open records steering committee is composed of two representatives of the attorney general's office and:
(1)  a representative of each of the following, appointed by its governing entity:
(A)  the comptroller's office;
(B)  the Department of Public Safety;
(C)  the Department of Information Resources; and
(D)  the Texas State Library and Archives Commission;
(2)  five public members, appointed by the attorney general; and
(3)  a representative of each of the following types of local governments, appointed by the attorney general:
(A)  a municipality;
(B)  a county; and
(C)  a school district.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., R.S., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727), Sec. 1
(b)  The representative of the attorney general designated by the attorney general is the presiding officer of the committee.  The committee shall meet as prescribed by committee procedures or at the call of the presiding officer.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (S.B. 452), Sec. 1
(b)  The representative of the attorney general is the presiding officer of the committee.  The committee shall meet as prescribed by committee procedures or at the call of the presiding officer.
(c)  The committee shall advise the attorney general regarding the office of the attorney general's performance of its duties under Sections 552.010, 552.205, 552.262, 552.269, and 552.274.
(d)  The members of the committee who represent state governmental bodies and the public members of the committee shall periodically study and determine the types of public information for which it would be useful to the public or cost-effective for the government if the type of information were made available by state governmental bodies by means of the Internet or another electronic format.  The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the governor, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, and the budget committee and state affairs committee of each house of the legislature.
(e)  Chapter 2110 does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the committee.  Chapter 2110 applies to the reimbursement of a public member's expenses related to service on the committee.  Any reimbursement of the expenses of a member who represents a state or local governmental body may be paid only from funds available to the state or local governmental body the member represents.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 716 (S.B. 452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 3.06, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1377 (S.B. 1182), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.