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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of the superintendent of juvenile |
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detention facilities in Wichita County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 152.2492(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The chief juvenile probation officer [family court
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services department administrator] shall appoint the |
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superintendent of each facility. The juvenile board must confirm |
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the appointment. A superintendent or an assistant may be suspended |
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or removed at any time by the appointing authority. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |