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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the board of hospital managers of the |
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Tarrant County Hospital District to adopt and implement a |
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tobacco-related preventable disease policy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 281, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 281.0287 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 281.0287. TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; |
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TOBACCO-RELATED PREVENTABLE DISEASE POLICY. (a) The board of |
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hospital managers of the Tarrant County Hospital District shall |
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adopt and implement a tobacco-related preventable disease policy to |
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protect and promote the general health, well-being, and safety of |
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the district's employees. |
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(b) A policy adopted under Subsection (a) must: |
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(1) require the district to offer voluntary tobacco |
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cessation programs for all district employees; and |
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(2) designate each hospital, clinic, building, or |
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other facility owned or operated by the district as a smoke-free |
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environment. |
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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. |