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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1. OFFICE AUTHORIZED. Subject to the provisions of |
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this article [Act], the commissioners court [Commissioners Court] |
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of any county having a population of more than two [one] million |
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[and not having a reputable medical school as defined in Articles
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4501 and 4503, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,] shall establish |
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and maintain the office of medical examiner, and the commissioners |
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court [Commissioners Court] of any county may establish and provide |
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for the maintenance of the office of medical examiner. Population |
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shall be according to the last preceding federal census. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |