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79R8909 QS-D

By:  Farabee                                                      H.B. No. 3543



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the appointment of the superintendent of juvenile 
detention facilities in Wichita County.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 152.2492(b), Human Resources Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The chief juvenile probation officer [family court 
services department administrator] shall appoint the 
superintendent of each facility.  The juvenile board must confirm 
the appointment.  A superintendent or an assistant may be suspended 
or removed at any time by the appointing authority.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.