| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas Division |
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| 8 | 6 | | of Emergency Management for certain persons. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 418.052, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 9 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | Sec. 418.052. USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT CERTAIN PERSONS |
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| 13 | 11 | | [DIVISION PERSONNEL]. The division may use appropriated funds to |
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| 14 | 12 | | purchase food and beverages for a person [division personnel] who |
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| 15 | 13 | | is [are]: |
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| 16 | 14 | | (1) activated to provide services in response to an |
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| 17 | 15 | | emergency situation, an incident, or a disaster; and |
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| 18 | 16 | | (2) unable to leave or required to remain at the |
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| 19 | 17 | | person's [their] assignment area [areas] due to the emergency |
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| 20 | 18 | | situation, incident, or disaster. |
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| 21 | 19 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 22 | 20 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 23 | 21 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 24 | 22 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 25 | 23 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 24 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 25 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 26 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 854 passed the Senate on |
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| 27 | + | April 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 28 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 29 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 30 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 854 passed the House on |
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| 31 | + | May 23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two |
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| 32 | + | present not voting. |
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| 33 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 35 | + | Approved: |
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| 36 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | + | Date |
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| 38 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | + | Governor |
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