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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of certain programs and services by a |
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community supervision and corrections department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 76.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) The board shall [may] adopt rules allowing departments |
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to contract with one another for services or facilities or to |
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contract as provided by Subsection (f). |
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(f) In lieu of establishing a department as required by |
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Subsection (a), programs and services may be provided under this |
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chapter in a judicial district through a contract with a department |
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established for another judicial district. |
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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. |