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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective |
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services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.208(e-2), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e-2) The court, after notice and a hearing, may extend an |
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emergency order issued under this section for a period of not more |
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than 30 days after the date the original emergency order for |
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protective services would otherwise expire under Subsection (e) |
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[was rendered]. The court, after notice and a hearing and for good |
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cause shown, may grant a second extension of an emergency order of |
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not more than an additional 30 days. The court may not grant more |
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than two extensions of the original emergency order. An extension |
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order that ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is |
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automatically extended to 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business |
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day. The court may modify or terminate the emergency order on |
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petition of the department, the incapacitated person, or any person |
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interested in the person's welfare. |
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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. |