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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibilities of the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services as trustee of the Parrie Haynes Trust. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 40.074 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.074. PARRIE HAYNES TRUST. (a) In this section, |
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"Parrie Haynes Trust" means the trust created by Parrie Haynes's |
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will in 1957 that transferred the residuary estate to the State of |
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Texas for the use and benefit of orphan children in the state. |
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(b) The department shall serve as trustee for the Parrie |
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Haynes Trust and shall: |
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(1) administer the Parrie Haynes Trust, including all |
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trust property and investments, for the benefit of children in the |
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conservatorship of the state; and |
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(2) prepare and publish annually a complete and |
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detailed written statement of accounts for the Parrie Haynes Trust |
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for the preceding fiscal year that includes the items described by |
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Section 113.152, Property Code. |
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(c) The department may lease or sell any property of the |
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Parrie Haynes Trust, including the Parrie Haynes Ranch, and use the |
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proceeds from the lease or sale for the benefit of the trust |
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beneficiaries. The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a |
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transaction involving real property under this subsection on behalf |
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of the department using procedures under Section 31.158(c), Natural |
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Resources Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 17, Chapter 952 (H.B. 3391), Acts of the |
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81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. On September 1, 2011: |
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(1) all functions and activities performed by the |
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Texas Youth Commission that relate to the Parrie Haynes Trust are |
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transferred to the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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and |
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(2) all property, including records, in the custody of |
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the Texas Youth Commission related to the Parrie Haynes Trust |
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becomes the property of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services and is transferred to the department in accordance with |
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the plan created under Section 4 of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. The Texas Youth Commission and the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services shall establish a transition plan |
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for the transfer described in Section 3 of this Act. The plan must |
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include: |
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(1) a timetable for any necessary or advisable |
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movement of the physical location of property; and |
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(2) an inventory of records and other property |
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required to be transferred. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |