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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on alcohol and controlled substance statistics |
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prepared by the Department of Family and Protective Services and |
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the Department of State Health Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Department of Family and Protective |
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Services and the Department of State Health Services, using |
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existing resources, shall conduct a study on alcohol and controlled |
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substance statistics. The study must: |
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(1) determine whether either state agency currently |
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compiles information on: |
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(A) the number of children reported to the |
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department who at birth tested positive for the presence of alcohol |
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or a controlled substance; |
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(B) the controlled substances for which the |
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children described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision tested |
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positive; |
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(C) the number of children described by Paragraph |
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(A) of this subdivision who were removed from their homes and have |
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been diagnosed as having a disability or chronic medical condition |
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resulting from the presence of alcohol or controlled substances; |
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and |
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(D) the number of parents who test positive for |
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the presence of a controlled substance during a department |
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investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of the parent's child; |
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and |
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(2) if neither agency compiles the information |
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described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection: |
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(A) determine which agency can compile the |
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information described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection most |
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effectively and at the lowest cost; and |
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(B) estimate the cost to that agency of compiling |
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the information, preparing a report on the information, posting a |
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copy of the report on the agency's Internet website, and |
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electronically submitting to the legislature a copy of the report. |
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(b) Not later than November 1, 2014, the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services and the Department of State Health |
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Services shall electronically submit a copy of the study prepared |
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under Subsection (a) of this section to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and presiding |
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officer of each standing legislative committee with jurisdiction |
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over those departments. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |