82R11140 MAW-D
By: Gallego H.B. No. 3691
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of certain programs and services by a
community supervision and corrections department.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 76.002, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(e) The board shall [may] adopt rules allowing departments
to contract with one another for services or facilities or to
contract as provided by Subsection (f).
(f) In lieu of establishing a department as required by
Subsection (a), programs and services may be provided under this
chapter in a judicial district through a contract with a department
established for another judicial district.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.