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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duration of laboratory support for testing of |
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vector-borne infectious diseases 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 12.074 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.074. YEAR-ROUND LABORATORY TESTING FOR |
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VECTOR-BORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The department shall provide |
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year-round laboratory support for arboviral testing of |
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vector-borne infectious diseases in counties located along the |
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international border with Mexico. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |