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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. Subsection (e-2), Section 48.208, Human |
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Resources Code, is 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, other than an emergency |
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order that terminated as provided under Subsection (e-1), for a |
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period of not more than 30 days after the date the original |
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emergency order for protective services would have expired under |
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Subsection (e) [was rendered]. The court, after notice and a |
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hearing and for good cause shown, may grant a second extension of an |
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emergency order of not more than an additional 30 days. The court |
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may not grant more than two extensions of the original emergency |
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order. An extension order that ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal |
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holiday is automatically extended to 4 p.m. on the first succeeding |
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business day. The court may modify or terminate the emergency order |
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on petition of the department, the incapacitated person, or any |
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person 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. |