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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 55 (the creation of a grant |
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program to support community mental health programs for veterans |
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and their families) to consider and take action on the following |
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matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter which is not included in either |
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the house or senate version of the bill by adding the following text |
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to SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 531.0992, Government |
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Code: |
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(g) The executive commissioner shall use a noncompetitive |
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procurement procedure to select a qualified nonprofit or private |
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entity to administer a pilot program of the grant program |
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established under this section. In selecting the qualified |
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nonprofit or private entity, the executive commissioner must |
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consider the purposes of the program and the duties of the program |
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administrator described in this section. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to allow a pilot |
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program of the grant program to be implemented. |