By Deshotel H.B. No. 3378
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to composition of the Texas Department of Mental Health
1-3 and Mental Retardation.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 532.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (b) The department also includes community services operated
1-8 by the department and the following facilities:
1-9 (1) the central office of the department;
1-10 (2) the Austin State Hospital;
1-11 (3) the Big Spring State Hospital;
1-12 (4) the Kerrville State Hospital;
1-13 (5) the Rusk State Hospital;
1-14 (6) the San Antonio State Hospital;
1-15 (7) the Terrell State Hospital;
1-16 (8) the North Texas State Hospital;
1-17 (9) the Abilene State School;
1-18 (10) the Austin State School;
1-19 (11) the Brenham State School;
1-20 (12) the Corpus Christi State School;
1-21 (13) the Denton State School;
1-22 (14) the Lubbock State School;
1-23 (15) the Lufkin State School;
1-24 (16) the Mexia State School;
2-1 (17) the Richmond State School;
2-2 (18) the San Angelo State School;
2-3 (19) the San Antonio State School;
2-4 (20) [the Amarillo State Center;]
2-5 [(21) the Beaumont State Center;]
2-6 [(22)] the El Paso State Center;
2-7 (21) [(23) the Laredo State Center;]
2-8 [(24)] the Rio Grande State Center; and
2-9 (22) [(25)] the Waco Center for Youth.
2-10 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
2-11 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-12 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-13 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-14 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-15 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-16 passage, and it is so enacted.