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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the allocation and expenditure of tobacco |
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settlement agreement money. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "tobacco settlement agreement" |
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means the Comprehensive Settlement Agreement and Release filed on |
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January 16, 1998, in the United States District Court, Eastern |
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District of Texas, in the case styled The State of Texas v. The |
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American Tobacco Co., et al., No. 5-96CV-91, and all subsequent |
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amendments. |
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(b) The Health and Human Services Commission, in |
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cooperation with any relevant state agencies, shall conduct a study |
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to determine the allocation and expenditure of tobacco settlement |
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agreement money. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the commission shall: |
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(1) identify recipients of tobacco settlement |
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agreement money, disaggregated by: |
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(A) age; |
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(B) race or ethnicity; and |
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(C) region of the state; and |
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(2) determine if any communities or groups did not |
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receive tobacco settlement agreement money to help in the |
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prevention and treatment of tobacco-related diseases. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the House Health and Human Services Committee |
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and Senate Public Health Committee a written report containing the |
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results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or |
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other action. |
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(e) This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |