By: Nelson S.R. No. 1038
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 55 (the creation of a grant program to support
community mental health programs for veterans and their
families) to consider and take action on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee
to add text on a matter which is not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 531.0992, Government
Code:
(g) The executive commissioner shall use a
noncompetitive procurement procedure to select a qualified
nonprofit or private entity to administer a pilot program of the
grant program established under this section. In selecting the
qualified nonprofit or private entity, the executive
commissioner must consider the purposes of the program and the
duties of the program administrator described in this section.
Explanation: This addition is necessary to allow a pilot
program of the grant program to be implemented.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2015, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate