SB927 —

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This bill amends 3 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 552.221, Government Code, Section 552.301(b), Government Code, Section 552.328, Government Code.

• Section 552.221, Government Code

  (f) If the governmental body determines it has no information responsive to a request for information, the officer for public information shall notify the requestor in writing not later than the 10th business day after the date the request is received. (g) If a governmental body determines the requested information is subject to a previous determination that permits or requires the governmental body to withhold the requested information, the officer for public information shall, not later than the 10th business day after the date the request is received: (1) notify the requestor in writing that the information is being withheld; and (2) identify in the notice the specific previous determination the governmental body is relying on to withhold the requested information.

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• Section 552.301(b), Government Code

  specific

  amended

• ; COMPLAINT

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• Section 552.328, Government Code

  Sec. 552.328. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO REQUESTOR. (a) If a governmental body fails to respond to a requestor as required by Section 552.221, the requestor may send a written complaint to the attorney general. (b) The complaint must include: (1) the original request for information; and (2) any correspondence received from the governmental body in response to the request. (c) If the attorney general determines the governmental body improperly failed to comply with Section 552.221 in connection with a request for which a complaint is made under this section: (1) the attorney general shall notify the governmental body in writing and require the governmental body to complete open records training not later than six months after receiving the notification; (2) the governmental body may not assess costs to the requestor for producing information in response to the request; and (3) if the governmental body seeks to withhold information in response to the request, the governmental body must: (A) request an attorney general decision under Section 552.301 not later than the fifth business day after the date the governmental body receives the notification under Subdivision (1); and (B) release the requested information unless there is a compelling reason to withhold the information.

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