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By: Van de Putte |
S.B. No. 755 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 10, 2009; March 4, 2009, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human |
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Services; April 6, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; |
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April 6, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 755 |
By: Deuell |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for a funeral establishment license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 651.351, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (i) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) A funeral establishment must: |
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(1) meet the building, fire safety, and health |
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standards and health ordinances of this state and of the |
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municipality in which the establishment is located; |
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(2) except as provided by Subsection (i), be located |
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at a fixed place that is not tax-exempt property or a cemetery; |
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(3) include facilities in which funeral services may |
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be conducted; |
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(4) have access to rolling stock consisting of at |
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least one motor hearse; |
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(5) include a preparation room containing the |
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facilities, equipment, and supplies required by commission rule to |
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ensure the provision of adequate embalming services; |
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(6) include other facilities as necessary to comply |
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with the sanitary codes of this state and of the municipality in |
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which the room is located; and |
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(7) include a display containing sufficient |
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merchandise to permit reasonable selection, including at least five |
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adult caskets, two of which must be full-size. |
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(i) Subsection (d)(2) does not apply to a funeral |
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establishment that is: |
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(1) located on the real property of a public junior |
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college; and |
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(2) operated in connection with an accredited |
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educational program in funeral services offered by the public |
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junior college. |
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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. |
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