| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas |
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| 6 | 8 | | Department of Transportation for certain employees responding to |
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| 7 | 9 | | emergencies or disasters. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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| 10 | 12 | | is amended by adding Section 201.711 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 201.711. PURCHASE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR CERTAIN |
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| 12 | 14 | | DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES OR DISASTERS. The |
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| 13 | 15 | | department, using appropriated funds, may purchase food and |
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| 14 | 16 | | beverages for a department employee who is: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (1) providing services in response to an emergency |
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| 16 | 18 | | situation, an incident that endangers the health or safety of a |
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| 17 | 19 | | person, or a disaster; and |
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| 18 | 20 | | (2) unable to leave or required to remain at the |
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| 19 | 21 | | employee's assignment area due to the emergency situation, |
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| 20 | 22 | | incident, or disaster. |
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| 21 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 22 | 24 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 23 | 25 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 24 | 26 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 25 | 27 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 26 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 27 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 28 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 537 passed the Senate on |
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| 29 | | - | March 25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 30 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 31 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 32 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 537 passed the House on |
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| 33 | | - | April 18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 0, one |
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| 34 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 35 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 37 | | - | Approved: |
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| 38 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | | - | Date |
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| 40 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | | - | Governor |
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