1-1 By: Deshotel (Senate Sponsor - Bernsen) H.B. No. 3378
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001;
1-3 May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
1-4 and Human Services; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to composition of the Texas Department of Mental Health
1-9 and Mental Retardation.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 532.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is
1-12 amended to read as follows:
1-13 (b) The department also includes community services operated
1-14 by the department and the following facilities:
1-15 (1) the central office of the department;
1-16 (2) the Austin State Hospital;
1-17 (3) the Big Spring State Hospital;
1-18 (4) the Kerrville State Hospital;
1-19 (5) the Rusk State Hospital;
1-20 (6) the San Antonio State Hospital;
1-21 (7) the Terrell State Hospital;
1-22 (8) the North Texas State Hospital;
1-23 (9) the Abilene State School;
1-24 (10) the Austin State School;
1-25 (11) the Brenham State School;
1-26 (12) the Corpus Christi State School;
1-27 (13) the Denton State School;
1-28 (14) the Lubbock State School;
1-29 (15) the Lufkin State School;
1-30 (16) the Mexia State School;
1-31 (17) the Richmond State School;
1-32 (18) the San Angelo State School;
1-33 (19) the San Antonio State School;
1-34 (20) [the Amarillo State Center;]
1-35 [(21) the Beaumont State Center;]
1-36 [(22)] the El Paso State Center;
1-37 (21) [(23) the Laredo State Center;]
1-38 [(24)] the Rio Grande State Center; and
1-39 (22) [(25)] the Waco Center for Youth.
1-40 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-41 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-42 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-43 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-44 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-45 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-46 passage, and it is so enacted.
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