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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Department of State Health |
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Services to lease certain real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 533, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 533.088 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 533.088. LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY ON AUSTIN STATE |
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HOSPITAL CAMPUS. Notwithstanding Section 533.084 or 533.087 or any |
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other law, the department, in coordination with the executive |
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commissioner, may lease real property or an improvement on the |
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Austin State Hospital campus for less than the prevailing market |
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rate, without advertisement or competitive bidding, if: |
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(1) the executive commissioner determines the real |
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property or improvement is not being used by the department; and |
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(2) the real property or improvement: |
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(A) will be used to provide mental health |
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services, including jail diversion services; and |
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(B) is leased to a unit of local government. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |