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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a task force to study methods for increasing the |
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manufacture of opioid antagonists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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(3) "Opioid antagonist" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 483.101, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) The commission, in coordination with the comptroller, |
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shall establish a task force to study methods to incentivize |
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manufacturers of opioid antagonists to increase production. |
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(c) The executive commissioner, in coordination with the |
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comptroller, shall determine the number of members on the task |
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force and appoint members to the task force accordingly. |
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(d) The executive commissioner and comptroller shall |
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jointly designate one member of the task force to serve as the |
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presiding officer. |
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(e) A member of the task force is not entitled to |
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compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's |
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travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and |
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the General Appropriations Act. |
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(f) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall |
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submit a report to the legislature on its findings and |
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recommendations, including proposed legislation to increase the |
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manufacturing production of opioid antagonists. |
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(g) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on |
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January 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall appoint the members of the task force |
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established by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |