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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of counties or municipalities necessary to |
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establish a regional drug court program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 469.0025(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners courts of two [three] or more |
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counties, or the governing bodies of two [three] or more |
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municipalities, may elect to establish a regional drug court |
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program under this chapter for the participating counties or |
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municipalities. |
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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, 2009. |