| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the sharing of death record information between the |
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| 8 | 6 | | Department of State Health Services and the Department of Public |
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| 9 | 7 | | Safety. |
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| 10 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 191, Health and Safety |
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| 12 | 10 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 191.009 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | Sec. 191.009. DEATH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC |
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| 14 | 12 | | SAFETY. (a) The department shall implement an efficient and |
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| 15 | 13 | | effective method to verify death information to assist the |
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| 16 | 14 | | Department of Public Safety with maintaining records of holders of |
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| 17 | 15 | | driver's licenses and personal identification certificates in this |
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| 18 | 16 | | state. |
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| 19 | 17 | | (b) The department shall enter into a memorandum of |
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| 20 | 18 | | understanding with the Department of Public Safety to implement |
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| 21 | 19 | | this section. The memorandum of understanding must include a |
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| 22 | 20 | | mechanism for the department to provide to the Department of Public |
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| 23 | 21 | | Safety death information that includes unique identifiers, |
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| 24 | 22 | | including social security numbers, necessary to accurately match |
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| 25 | 23 | | death records with driver's license and personal identification |
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| 26 | 24 | | certificate records. |
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| 27 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 28 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 29 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 30 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 31 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 30 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 31 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 32 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1205 passed the Senate on |
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| 33 | + | April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 34 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 36 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1205 passed the House on |
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| 37 | + | May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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| 38 | + | present not voting. |
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| 39 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | + | Approved: |
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| 42 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | + | Date |
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| 44 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | + | Governor |
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