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