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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting on the operation and status of veterans homes |
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operated in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 164, Natural Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 164.0052 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 164.0052. COLLECTING INFORMATION; REPORT. (a) The |
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board shall collect information relating to: |
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(1) the management and operation of state-owned |
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veterans homes; |
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(2) the process for awarding contracts to operate |
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state-owned veterans homes; and |
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(3) the status and quality of health care provided to |
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veterans in this state through all veterans homes operated by the |
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state or by a private entity under contract with the state to |
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provide the care. |
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(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the board shall publish a report on veterans homes in this state |
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based on the information collected under Subsection (a). The board |
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shall submit the report to both houses of the legislature and the |
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governor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |