HB177 - Relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

  89R64 SCP-D     By: Swanson H.B. No. 177       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary   and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives   Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter M, Chapter 441, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 441.231 to read as follows:           Sec.   441.231.     ONLINE LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY AND   SECONDARY SCHOOLS. (a) The commission shall use funds   appropriated to the commission or consortium services fees   collected from school districts under Section 441.224(b) to   purchase online library resources for primary and secondary schools   that:                 (1)     meet the standards adopted by the State Board of   Education under this section; and                 (2)     have adopted Internet safety policies and   technology protection measures meeting the requirements for   certification under 47 U.S.C. Sections 254(h)(5)(B) and (C).           (b)     The State Board of Education by rule shall adopt   standards for online library resources purchased under Subsection   (a).           (c)     The commission may purchase online library resources   under Subsection (a) only if the vendor providing the resources   certifies that the resources comply with:                 (1)     the standards adopted by the State Board of   Education   under this section; and                 (2)   47 U.S.C. Section 254(h)(5).           (d)     If the State Board of Education finds that a vendor   subject to Subsection (c) is not substantially complying with the   standards adopted by the board or the requirements of 47 U.S.C.   Section 254(h)(5), the board shall notify the vendor of the   vendor's noncompliance.   If the vendor fails to substantially   comply with the standards and federal law on or before the 90th day   after the date the vendor receives the notice, the board shall   notify the commission and the commission may withhold further   payments to the vendor pending verification of compliance with the   standards and federal law.           (e)     If a vendor described by Subsection (d) fails to verify   that the vendor is in compliance with the standards and federal law   on or before the 180th day after the date the vendor receives the   notice of noncompliance described by that subsection, the   commission may consider the vendor's act of noncompliance a breach   of contract.           (f)     Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission   shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the office of the   governor a report on any issues related to vendor compliance with:                 (1)     standards adopted by the State Board of Education   under this section; and                 (2)     technology protection measures required by 47   U.S.C. Section 254(h)(5).           (g)     The State Board of Education by rule shall establish a   system to promptly and efficiently address complaints filed with   the board regarding:                 (1)     online library resources purchased by the   commission under Subsection (a); and                 (2)     vendors providing online library resources   described by Subdivision (1).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.