By Crownover H.B. No. 2335
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the medication or drug testing of racing animals under
1-3 the Texas Racing Act.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 3.07(d), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
1-6 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-7 (d) Medication or drug testing performed on a race animal
1-8 under this Act shall be conducted by the Texas Veterinary Medical
1-9 Diagnostic Laboratory or by a laboratory operated by or in
1-10 conjunction with or by a private or public agency selected by the
1-11 commission with the approval of the [on a yearly basis by
1-12 competitive bidding submitted to the commission for final approval.
1-13 The commission's decision shall be based on cost and integrity.
1-14 The] Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory [may aid the
1-15 commission in its selection]. Medication or drug testing performed
1-16 on a human under this Act shall be conducted by a laboratory
1-17 approved by the commission. Charges for services performed under
1-18 this section shall be forwarded to the commission for approval as
1-19 to the reasonableness of the charges for the services. Charges may
1-20 include but are not limited to expenses incurred for travel,
1-21 lodging, testing, and processing of test results. The reasonable
1-22 charges associated with medication or drug testing conducted under
1-23 this Act shall be paid by the association that receives the
1-24 services. The commission shall adopt rules for the procedures for
2-1 approving and paying laboratory charges under this section. On the
2-2 approval of the charges as reasonable, in relation to industry
2-3 standards for testing charges, the commission shall forward a copy
2-4 of the charges to the association that receives the services for
2-5 immediate payment.
2-6 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
2-7 applies only to medication or drug testing performed on a racing
2-8 animal under the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas
2-9 Civil Statutes) on or after the effective date of this Act.
2-10 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
2-11 Amend the proposed substitute to H.B. No. 2335 in Section 1
2-12 by striking the last sentence of amended Section 3.07(d), Texas
2-13 Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) (page 1,
2-14 line 23, through page 2, line 3), and substituting the following:
2-15 The commission shall determine if the laboratory drug testing
2-16 charges are [On the approval of the charges as] reasonable, in
2-17 relation to industry standards [for testing charges], by
2-18 periodically surveying the testing charges of comparable
2-19 laboratories in the United States. The [the] commission shall
2-20 forward a copy of the approved charges to the association that
2-21 receives the services for immediate payment.
2-22 77R12904 YDB-D Haggerty