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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report on the establishment of a central |
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database containing information about certain individuals under |
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guardianship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "incapacitated person" |
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means an adult who: |
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(1) because of a physical or mental condition, is |
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substantially unable to: |
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(A) provide food, clothing, or shelter for |
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himself or herself; |
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(B) care for the person's own physical health; or |
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(C) manage the person's own financial affairs; |
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and |
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(2) has a guardian appointed under Title 3, Estates |
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Code. |
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(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial |
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System shall conduct a study on: |
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(1) the feasibility of developing, implementing, and |
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maintaining a computerized central database that contains: |
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(A) the names of incapacitated persons; and |
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(B) for each incapacitated person, the name of |
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the guardian appointed for that person and contact information for |
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the guardian; and |
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(2) best practices for protecting the privacy of |
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incapacitated persons and the confidentiality of information |
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included in the database. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2016, the director of the |
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office of court administration shall provide a report on the |
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results of the study to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and the appropriate |
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standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3424 was passed by the House on May |
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12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3424 on May 29, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3424 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |