1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 526 |
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4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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5 | 5 | | relating to grants for federally qualified health centers. |
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6 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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7 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 31.017, Health and Safety Code, is |
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8 | 8 | | amended to read as follows: |
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9 | 9 | | Sec. 31.017. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. |
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10 | 10 | | [(a)] The department may make grants to establish new or expand |
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11 | 11 | | existing facilities and to support new or expanded services at |
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12 | 12 | | facilities that can qualify as federally qualified health centers, |
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13 | 13 | | as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B), in this state, |
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14 | 14 | | including: |
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15 | 15 | | (1) planning grants; |
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16 | 16 | | (2) development grants; |
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17 | 17 | | (3) capital improvement grants; and |
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18 | 18 | | (4) grants for transitional operating support. |
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19 | 19 | | [(b) This section expires September 1, 2009.] |
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20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. This Act does not make an appropriation. This |
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21 | 21 | | Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the |
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22 | 22 | | implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations |
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23 | 23 | | act of the 81st Legislature. |
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24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect August 31, 2009. |
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25 | 25 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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26 | 26 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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27 | 27 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 526 passed the Senate on |
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28 | 28 | | April 17, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 0. |
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29 | 29 | | ______________________________ |
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30 | 30 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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31 | 31 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 526 passed the House on |
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32 | 32 | | May 12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, one |
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33 | 33 | | present not voting. |
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34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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35 | 35 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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36 | 36 | | Approved: |
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37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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38 | 38 | | Date |
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39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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40 | 40 | | Governor |
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