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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to entities exempt from regulation as a boarding home |
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facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 260.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 260.002. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply |
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to: |
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(1) a person that is required to be licensed under |
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Chapter 142, 242, 246, 247, or 252; |
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(2) a person that is exempt from licensing under |
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Section 142.003(a)(19), 242.003(3), or 247.004(4); |
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(3) a hotel as defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code; |
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(4) a retirement community; |
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(5) a monastery or convent; |
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(6) a child-care facility as defined by Section |
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42.002, Human Resources Code; |
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(7) a family violence shelter center as defined by |
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Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; [or] |
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(8) a sorority or fraternity house or other dormitory |
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associated with an institution of higher education; or |
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(9) an alcohol- and drug-free recovery home. |
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(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop |
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criteria for establishing whether an entity is an alcohol- and |
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drug-free recovery home. In developing the criteria, the executive |
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commissioner shall consult with the National Alliance for Recovery |
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Residences, the Texas Recovery Oriented Housing Network, and other |
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interested organizations. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |