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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a local agreement with the Department of State Health |
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Services to improve laboratory capabilities in border counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 12, Health |
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and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. [OFFICE OF] BORDER HEALTH |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 12, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 12.073 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.073. LOCAL AGREEMENT. The department shall enter |
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into an agreement with an institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, located in Cameron or |
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Hidalgo County to increase the availability of laboratory services |
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in counties adjacent to an international border. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |