| 1 | 1 | | 83R10598 SCL-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: N. Gonzalez of El Paso H.B. No. 2323 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective |
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| 8 | 8 | | services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 48.208(e-2), Human Resources Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (e-2) The court, after notice and a hearing, may extend an |
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| 13 | 13 | | emergency order issued under this section for a period of not more |
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| 14 | 14 | | than 30 days after the date the original emergency order for |
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| 15 | 15 | | protective services would otherwise expire under Subsection (e) |
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| 16 | 16 | | [was rendered]. The court, after notice and a hearing and for good |
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| 17 | 17 | | cause shown, may grant a second extension of an emergency order of |
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| 18 | 18 | | not more than an additional 30 days. The court may not grant more |
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| 19 | 19 | | than two extensions of the original emergency order. An extension |
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| 20 | 20 | | order that ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is |
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| 21 | 21 | | automatically extended to 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business |
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| 22 | 22 | | day. The court may modify or terminate the emergency order on |
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| 23 | 23 | | petition of the department, the incapacitated person, or any person |
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| 24 | 24 | | interested in the person's welfare. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 26 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 27 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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