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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain required reports or information received or |
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prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.305(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An entity described by Subsection (a) that investigates |
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the alleged commission of an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, |
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or the alleged commission of an offense under Chapter 43, Penal |
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Code, which may involve human trafficking, shall submit a monthly |
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report on the offenses investigated in the previous month to the |
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attorney general containing the following information: |
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(1) the offense being investigated, including a brief |
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description of the alleged prohibited conduct; |
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(2) regarding each person suspected of committing the |
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offense and each victim of the offense: |
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(A) the person's: |
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(i) age; |
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(ii) gender; and |
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(iii) race or ethnicity, as defined by |
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Article 2.132; and |
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(B) the case number associated with the offense |
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and the person suspected of committing the offense; |
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(3) the date, time, and location of the alleged |
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offense; |
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(4) the type of human trafficking involved, including: |
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(A) forced labor or services, as defined by |
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Section 20A.01, Penal Code; |
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(B) causing the victim by force, fraud, or |
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coercion to engage in prohibited conduct involving one or more |
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sexual activities, including conduct described by Section |
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20A.02(a)(3), Penal Code; or |
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(C) causing a child victim by any means to engage |
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in, or become the victim of, prohibited conduct involving one or |
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more sexual activities, including conduct described by Section |
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20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code; |
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(5) if available, information regarding any victims' |
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service organization or program to which the victim was referred as |
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part of the investigation; and |
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(6) the disposition of the investigation, if any, |
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regardless of the manner of disposition. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 403.0147(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, |
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the comptroller shall submit a report to the legislature that |
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identifies for each state agency: |
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(1) each program the state agency is statutorily |
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required to implement for which no appropriation was made for the |
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preceding state fiscal year, along with a citation to the law |
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imposing the requirement; and |
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(2) the amount and source of money the state agency |
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spent, if any, to implement any portion of the program described by |
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Subdivision (1) during the preceding state fiscal year. |
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(c) A state agency shall provide to the comptroller not |
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later than September 30 of each even-numbered year information |
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necessary for the comptroller to prepare the report required by |
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this section. The comptroller may prescribe the form and content of |
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the information a state agency must provide. |
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SECTION 3. Section 404.094(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Fees, fines, penalties, taxes, charges, gifts, grants, |
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donations, and other funds collected or received by a state agency |
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under law shall be deposited in the treasury, credited to a special |
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fund or funds, and subject to appropriation only for the purposes |
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for which they are otherwise authorized to be expended or |
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disbursed. A deposit shall be made at the earliest possible time |
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that the treasury can accept those funds, but not later than the |
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third business day after the date of receipt. However, if an agency |
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determines that for seasonal or other extraordinary reasons |
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deposits cannot be made by the third business day after the date of |
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receipt, the agency shall provide written notice of the |
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determination to the state auditor and comptroller with an |
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explanation of the circumstances that require the delay. If the |
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state auditor finds that an agency has not complied with this |
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subsection, the state auditor shall make an estimate of any |
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resulting financial loss to the state, taking into consideration |
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compliance costs that would have been additionally incurred by the |
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agency, and report the amount on the state auditor's Internet |
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website [to the legislative audit committee, the governor, and the |
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comptroller]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 531.02492(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall electronically publish on the |
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commission's Internet website a biennial report and, on or before |
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the date the report is due, shall notify the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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the comptroller, [the Legislative Budget Board,] and the |
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appropriate legislative committees that the report is available on |
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the commission's Internet website. The report must address the |
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efforts of the health and human services agencies to provide health |
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and human services to children younger than six years of age. The |
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report may contain recommendations by the commission to better |
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coordinate state agency programs relating to the delivery of health |
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and human services to children younger than six years of age and may |
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propose joint agency collaborative programs. |
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SECTION 5. Section 531.0998, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The report may be consolidated with any other report |
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relating to the same subject matter the commission is required to |
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submit under other law. |
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SECTION 6. Section 531.108(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than October 1 of each year, the [The] |
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commission shall submit to the governor and Legislative Budget |
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Board an annual report on the results of computerized matching of |
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commission information with information from neighboring states, |
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if any, and information from the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. The report may be consolidated with any other report |
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relating to the same subject matter the commission is required to |
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submit under other law. |
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SECTION 7. Section 2054.077(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The information security officer of a state agency shall |
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prepare or have prepared a report, including an executive summary |
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of the findings of the biennial report, not later than June 1 |
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[October 15] of each even-numbered year, assessing the extent to |
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which a computer, a computer program, a computer network, a |
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computer system, a printer, an interface to a computer system, |
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including mobile and peripheral devices, computer software, or data |
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processing of the agency or of a contractor of the agency is |
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vulnerable to unauthorized access or harm, including the extent to |
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which the agency's or contractor's electronically stored |
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information is vulnerable to alteration, damage, erasure, or |
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inappropriate use. |
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SECTION 8. Section 2054.515(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than December 1 of the year in which a state |
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agency conducts the assessment under Subsection (a) or the 60th day |
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after the date the agency completes the assessment, whichever |
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occurs first, the agency shall report the results of the assessment |
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to: |
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(1) the department; and |
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(2) on request, the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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and the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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SECTION 9. Section 2054.516(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Each state agency implementing an Internet website or |
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mobile application that processes any sensitive personal or |
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personally identifiable information or confidential information |
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must: |
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(1) submit a biennial data security plan to the |
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department not later than June 1 [October 15] of each even-numbered |
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year to establish planned beta testing for the website or |
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application; and |
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(2) subject the website or application to a |
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vulnerability and penetration test and address any vulnerability |
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identified in the test. |
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SECTION 10. Section 2054.5192(e), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) A contractor required to complete a cybersecurity |
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training program under this section shall verify completion of the |
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program to the contracting state agency. The person who oversees |
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contract management for the agency shall: |
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(1) not later than August 31 of each year, report the |
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contractor's completion to the department; and |
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(2) periodically review agency contracts to ensure |
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compliance with this section. |
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SECTION 11. The heading to Section 2310.052, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2310.052. EVALUATION[; REPORT]. |
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SECTION 12. Section 103.013(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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each state agency affected by the state plan, other than a state |
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agency represented on the council, shall report to the council, the |
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Legislative Budget Board, and the Governor's Office of Budget and |
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Planning: |
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(1) information determined under Subsection (e); and |
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(2) each deviation from the council's proposed plan, |
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including an explanation for the deviation. |
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SECTION 13. Sections 533A.006(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive commissioner shall submit a report to the |
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Texas Medical Board not later than 30 days after the last day of a |
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month during which any allegation is received by the commission |
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that a physician employed by or under contract with the commission |
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in relation to services provided under this title has committed an |
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action that constitutes a ground for the denial or revocation of the |
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physician's license under Section 164.051, Occupations Code. The |
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report must be made in the manner provided by Section 154.051, |
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Occupations Code. |
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(b) The department shall provide to the Texas Medical Board |
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a printed and electronic copy of any report or finding relating to |
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an investigation of an allegation reported to that board. |
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SECTION 14. Section 534.068(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The department shall annually submit to the governor[, |
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Legislative Budget Board,] and Legislative Audit Committee a |
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summary of the significant findings identified during the |
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department's reviews of fiscal audit activities. |
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SECTION 15. Section 578.008, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 578.008. USE OF INFORMATION[; REPORT]. [(a)] The |
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department shall use the information received under Sections |
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578.006 and 578.007 to analyze, audit, and monitor the use of |
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electroconvulsive therapy, psychosurgery, pre-frontal sonic sound |
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treatment, or any other convulsive or coma-producing therapy |
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administered to treat mental illness. |
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[(b) The department shall file annually with the governor |
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and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a written |
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report summarizing by facility the information received under |
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Sections 578.006 and 578.007. If the therapy is administered by a |
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private physician on an outpatient basis, the report must include |
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that information but may not identify the physician. The |
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department may not directly or indirectly identify in a report |
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issued under this section a patient who received the therapy.] |
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SECTION 16. Section 22.0292(d), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Not later than October 1 of each year, the [The] |
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commission shall submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget |
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Board an annual report on the operation and success of the |
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information matching system required by this section. The report |
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may be consolidated with any other report relating to the same |
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subject matter the commission is required to submit under other |
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law. |
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SECTION 17. Section 101A.107, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101A.107. REPORT ON UNIT COSTS. The department shall |
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file with the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of |
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Budget, Planning, and Policy a report that clearly identifies in a |
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state fiscal year the unit cost of each service, other than services |
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related to community service volunteering and subsidized |
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employment services, provided by an area agency on aging. The |
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report must be filed annually [twice each year] on or before the |
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date specified by the Legislative Budget Board. The report must be |
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in the form required by the Legislative Budget Board. |
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SECTION 18. Section 161.079(g), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) The department shall analyze the data reported under |
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Subsection (f) and collected from the form under Subsection (d) |
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[and shall submit a report not later than December 1 of each |
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even-numbered year to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board |
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that summarizes the data analysis]. |
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SECTION 19. The heading to Section 413.0515, Labor Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 413.0515. REPORTS OF [PHYSICIAN AND] CHIROPRACTOR |
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VIOLATIONS. |
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SECTION 20. Section 1001.023(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The chair shall: |
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(1) preside over board meetings, make rulings on |
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motions and points of order, and determine the order of business; |
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(2) represent the department in dealing with the |
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governor; |
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(3) report to the governor on the state of affairs of |
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the department at least quarterly; |
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(4) report to the board the governor's suggestions for |
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department operations; |
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(5) report to the governor on efforts, including |
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legislative requirements, to maximize the efficiency of department |
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operations through the use of private enterprise; |
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(6) periodically review the department's |
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organizational structure and submit recommendations for structural |
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changes to the governor and[,] the board[, and the Legislative |
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Budget Board]; |
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(7) designate at least one employee of the department |
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as a civil rights officer of the department and receive regular |
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reports from the officer or officers on the department's efforts to |
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comply with civil rights legislation and administrative rules; |
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(8) create subcommittees, appoint board members to |
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subcommittees, and receive the reports of subcommittees to the |
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board as a whole; |
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(9) appoint a member of the board to act in the absence |
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of the chair and vice chair; and |
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(10) serve as the departmental liaison with the |
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governor and the Office of State-Federal Relations to maximize |
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federal funding for transportation. |
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SECTION 21. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Section 201.0227(d-1), Agriculture Code; |
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(2) Section 447.010(j), Government Code; |
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(3) Chapter 2061, Government Code; |
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(4) Section 2165.303(b), Government Code; |
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(5) Section 2310.052(b), Government Code; |
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(6) Section 104.026(c), Health and Safety Code; |
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(7) Section 161.502(d), Health and Safety Code; |
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(8) Section 533A.062(e), Health and Safety Code; |
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(9) Section 22.015, Human Resources Code; |
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(10) Section 408.030, Labor Code; |
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(11) Section 413.0515(a), Labor Code; |
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(12) Section 203.154(a), Occupations Code; |
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(13) Section 452.159, Occupations Code; |
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(14) Section 223.042(f), Transportation Code; and |
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(15) Section 228.012(c), Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 22. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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