1-1 By: Rosson S.B. No. 1162
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 1995; March 15, 1995, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services;
1-4 April 20, 1995, reported favorably, as amended, by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 20, 1995, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Madla
1-7 Amend Senate Bill 1162 as follows:
1-8 (1) On page 1, line 8 (committee printing page 1, line 22),
1-9 strike "authorized."
1-10 (2) On page 1, line 13 (committee printing page 1, line 27),
1-11 strike "authorized."
1-12 (3) On page 1, line 18 (committee printing page 1, line 32),
1-13 strike "authorized."
1-14 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-15 AN ACT
1-16 relating to unannounced inspections made by certain health and
1-17 human services agencies.
1-18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-19 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Health and Safety Code,
1-20 is amended by adding Section 12.017 to read as follows:
1-21 Sec. 12.017. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may
1-22 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the
1-23 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection.
1-24 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Health and Safety
1-25 Code, is amended by adding Section 533.015 to read as follows:
1-26 Sec. 533.015. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may
1-27 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the
1-28 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection.
1-29 SECTION 3. Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended by
1-30 adding Section 22.025 to read as follows:
1-31 Sec. 22.025. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may
1-32 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the
1-33 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection.
1-34 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
1-35 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-36 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-37 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-38 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-39 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-40 passage, and it is so enacted.
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