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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to charitable contributions by state employees to assist |
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domestic victims of human trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.383, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) For purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659: |
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(1) the commission, for the sole purpose of |
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administering the grant program under this section, is considered |
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an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the |
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state employee charitable campaign; and |
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(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a |
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deduction for contributions to the commission for the purposes of |
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administering the grant program under this section as a charitable |
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contribution under Section 659.132, and the commission may use the |
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contributions as provided by Subsection (a). |
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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, 2013. |