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| 1 | 1 | 86R5409 SCL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Guerra H.B. No. 1425 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the duration of laboratory support for testing of | |
| 8 | 8 | vector-borne infectious diseases in border counties. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 12, Health | |
| 11 | 11 | and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | SUBCHAPTER F. [OFFICE OF] BORDER HEALTH | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 12, Health and Safety | |
| 14 | 14 | Code, is amended by adding Section 12.074 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 12.074. YEAR-ROUND LABORATORY TESTING FOR | |
| 16 | 16 | VECTOR-BORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The department shall provide | |
| 17 | 17 | year-round laboratory support for arboviral testing of | |
| 18 | 18 | vector-borne infectious diseases in counties located along the | |
| 19 | 19 | international border with Mexico. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |