78R4521 DRH-F


By:  Lewis                                                        H.B. No. 522

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 522:                                    

By:  Davis of Dallas                                          C.S.H.B. No. 522



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the allowable operating expenses of certain 9-1-1 
emergency communication districts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 772.217, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 772.217.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating 
expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing 
and operating a 9-1-1 system and costs for related services [to all 
equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public 
safety answering point and other related answering points] that the 
board considers necessary.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.