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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting certain foster homes that provide shelter to |
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victims of human trafficking from certain notification and hearing |
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requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.0461, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The department may waive the notice and hearing |
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requirements imposed by Subsections (a), (b), and (f) for an |
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applicant that: |
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(1) demonstrates to the department in the manner |
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prescribed by department rule that: |
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(A) a local, state, or federal law enforcement |
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official has determined that the majority of the children to be |
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served by the applicant's facility will be victims of human |
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trafficking; and |
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(B) disclosure of the address or location of the |
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applicant's facility in the notice or at a public hearing will |
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compromise the safety and well-being of the residents and staff |
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members of the facility; and |
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(2) in the manner prescribed by department rule, |
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provides written confirmation from a local, state, or federal law |
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enforcement official of the potential security concerns for the |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement Section 42.0461(h), Human Resources Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than December 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |