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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to employment services programs for certain residents |
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receiving services from public hospitals or hospital districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 61.067 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.067. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) A public |
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hospital or hospital district may establish procedures consistent |
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with those used by the Health and Human Services Commission under |
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Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, for administering an employment |
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services program and requiring an applicant or eligible resident to |
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register for work with the Texas Workforce Commission. |
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(b) The public hospital or hospital district shall notify |
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each person with a pending application and all eligible residents |
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of the requirements of the employment services program not less |
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than 30 days before the program is established. |
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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. |