By: Moncrief S.R. No. 1196
SENATE RESOLUTION
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 77th
1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, That Senate Rule 12.03 is
1-3 suspended, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the
1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
1-5 Bill No. 65, relating to the regulation of telepharmacy as a method
1-6 to dispense drugs, to consider and take action on the following
1-7 matter:
1-8 Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
1-9 add text on a matter that is not included in either the house or
1-10 senate version of the bill, to read as follows:
1-11 SECTION 4. Subsection (a), Section 58.253, Utilities Code,
1-12 is amended to read as follows:
1-13 (a) On customer request, an electing company shall provide
1-14 private network services to:
1-15 (1) an educational institution;
1-16 (2) a library;
1-17 (3) a nonprofit telemedicine center;
1-18 (4) a public or not-for-profit hospital;
1-19 (5) a project funded by the telecommunications
1-20 infrastructure fund under Subchapter C, Chapter 57, except for a
1-21 telepharmacy system; or
1-22 (6) a legally constituted consortium or group of
1-23 entities listed in this subsection.
1-24 Explanation: This change is necessary to provide an
1-25 exception to the provision of private network services.
2-1 ______________________________________
2-2 President of the Senate
2-3 I hereby certify that the above
2-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-5 on May 25, 2001, by the following
2-6 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present
2-7 not voting.
2-8 ______________________________________
2-9 Secretary of the Senate