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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sharing of death record information between the |
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Department of State Health Services and the Department of Public |
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Safety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 191, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 191.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.009. DEATH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC |
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SAFETY. (a) The department shall implement an efficient and |
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effective method to verify death information to assist the |
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Department of Public Safety with maintaining records of holders of |
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driver's licenses and personal identification certificates in this |
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state. |
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(b) The department shall enter into a memorandum of |
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understanding with the Department of Public Safety to implement |
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this section. The memorandum of understanding must include a |
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mechanism for the department to provide to the Department of Public |
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Safety death information that includes unique identifiers, |
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including social security numbers, necessary to accurately match |
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death records with driver's license and personal identification |
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certificate records. |
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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, 2017. |