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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the clarification of terminology relating to the Waco |
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Center for Youth. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 554.001(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall use the Waco Center for Youth as a |
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residential treatment facility for emotionally disturbed juveniles |
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who: |
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(1) have been admitted [committed] under Subtitle C |
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to a facility of the department; or |
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(2) are under the managing conservatorship of the |
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Department of Family and Protective [and Regulatory] Services and |
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have been admitted [committed] under Subtitle C to the Waco Center |
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for Youth. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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554.001(a), Health and Safety Code, is a clarification of existing |
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law and does not imply that the former law may be construed as |
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inconsistent with the law as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |