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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that the Health and Human Services |
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Commission establish and operate a state hospital in a county |
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located in the Panhandle region of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 552, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. STATE HOSPITAL IN PANHANDLE REGION |
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Sec. 552.201. DUTY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE. The |
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commission shall establish and operate a state hospital in a county |
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located in the Panhandle region of this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |