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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in |
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obtaining certain protective orders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 48.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.008. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING CERTAIN |
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ORDERS. (a) In this section, "family violence" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code. |
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(b) The department shall provide to an elderly person at the |
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elderly person's request assistance in obtaining a temporary ex |
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parte order under Section 83.006, Family Code, to exclude from the |
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elderly person's residence an individual who has committed an act |
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of physical or verbal abuse against the elderly person that is |
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alleged to constitute family violence. |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |