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By: Madden (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire) |
H.B. No. 2119 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 16, 2011; |
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May 16, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal |
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Justice; May 21, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that the Texas Correctional Office on |
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Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments provide certain |
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services and programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 614, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 614.0205 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 614.0205. APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY. The office is |
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required to provide a service or program under Section 614.019(a) |
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or 614.020 only if the legislature appropriates money specifically |
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for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money |
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specifically for that purpose, the office may, but is not required |
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to, provide a service or program under Section 614.019(a) or |
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614.020 using other appropriations available for that purpose. |
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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, 2011. |
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