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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the approval of equivalent educational programs for |
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persons whose driver's license is suspended following conviction of |
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certain drug offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.376, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The Department of State Health Services: |
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(1) shall monitor, coordinate, and provide training |
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to residential treatment facilities described by Section |
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521.374(a)(2)(C) [521.374(a)(2)] providing equivalent education; |
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and |
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(2) shall administer the approval of the equivalent |
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education provided in a [residential treatment] facility described |
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by Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) or (B). |
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(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a community |
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supervision and corrections department established under Chapter |
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76, Government Code, operating an equivalent educational program in |
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a facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) or (B), as |
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applicable, shall submit information regarding the program to the |
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Department of State Health Services for approval under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |