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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund |
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Council and Texas Opioid Abatement Trust Fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 403.503, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The voting members of the council serve for staggered |
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terms of six years, with the terms of four or five members, as |
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applicable, expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter R, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.5041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.5041. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A council member |
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shall recuse himself or herself from participating in the review, |
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discussion, deliberation, or vote on an application for an award |
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under this subchapter if the council member knows that the council |
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member or a person who is related to the council member within the |
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first degree of affinity or consanguinity has a professional or |
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financial interest in an entity that is directly receiving or |
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applying to receive money from the council. |
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(b) The council by rule may adopt additional conflict of |
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interest standards to implement this section or to comply with |
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Subchapter C, Chapter 572, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 403.506, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The trust company may reallocate for the purposes |
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described by Subsection (c)(2)(B) money that was distributed or |
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should have been distributed under Subsection (c)(1) if a county or |
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municipality: |
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(1) does not deposit the money before the second |
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anniversary of the date on which the money was distributed; or |
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(2) submits in writing to the trust company a document |
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indicating that the municipality or county affirmatively forfeits |
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or refuses to accept the money. |
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SECTION 4. Section 403.509(c), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. At the first meeting of the Texas Opioid |
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Abatement Fund Council that is held on or after the effective date |
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of this Act, the voting members of the council shall draw lots to |
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determine which four members will serve a term expiring February 1, |
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2027, which four members will serve a term expiring February 1, |
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2029, and which five members will serve a term expiring February 1, |
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2031. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2025. |
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