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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an emergency services district to |
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provide public health services; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0311 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0311. PUBLIC HEALTH. (a) A district may provide |
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public health services, as defined by Section 121.006(d), contract |
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with the state or a local government, as provided by Section |
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775.0366, to provide those services, and charge a reasonable fee |
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for performing those services for or on behalf of a person or |
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entity, as provided by Section 775.040. |
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(b) A reference in this chapter to the district providing |
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emergency services includes public health services. |
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(c) A district may make necessary improvements and adopt |
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rules and regulations for the purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |