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	2	+	By: Leach H.B. No. 3607
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and
6	8		corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or
7	9		disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to
8	10		conforming codifications enacted by the 86th Legislature to other
9	11		Acts of that legislature.
10	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	13		ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
12	14		SECTION 1.001. This Act is enacted as part of the state's
13	15		continuing statutory revision program under Chapter 323,
14	16		Government Code. This Act is a revision for purposes of Section 43,
15	17		Article III, Texas Constitution, and has the purposes of:
16	18		(1) codifying without substantive change or providing
17	19		for other appropriate disposition of various statutes that were
18	20		omitted from enacted codes;
19	21		(2) conforming codifications enacted by the 86th
20	22		Legislature to other Acts of that legislature that amended the laws
21	23		codified or added new law to subject matter codified;
22	24		(3) revising without substantive change provisions in
23	25		enacted codes;
24	26		(4) making necessary corrections to enacted codes; and
25	27		(5) renumbering or otherwise redesignating titles,
26	28		chapters, and sections of codes that duplicate title, chapter, or
27	29		section designations.
28	30		SECTION 1.002. (a) The repeal of a statute by this Act does
29	31		not affect an amendment, revision, or reenactment of the statute by
30	32		the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. The amendment,
31	33		revision, or reenactment is preserved and given effect as part of
32	34		the code provision that revised the statute so amended, revised, or
33	35		reenacted.
34	36		(b) If any provision of this Act conflicts with a statute
35	37		enacted by the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, the statute
36	38		controls.
37	39		SECTION 1.003. (a) A transition or saving provision of a
38	40		law codified by this Act applies to the codified law to the same
39	41		extent as it applied to the original law.
40	42		(b) The repeal of a transition or saving provision by this
41	43		Act does not affect the application of the provision to the codified
42	44		law.
43	45		(c) In this section, "transition provision" includes any
44	46		temporary provision providing for a special situation in the
45	47		transition period between the existing law and the establishment or
46	48		implementation of the new law.
47	49		SECTION 1.004. (a) The repeal of a law, including a
48	50		validating law, by this Act does not remove, void, or otherwise
49	51		affect in any manner a validation under the repealed law. The
50	52		validation is preserved and continues to have the same effect that
51	53		it would have if the law were not repealed.
52	54		(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not diminish the
53	55		saving provisions prescribed by Section 311.031, Government Code.
54	56		ARTICLE 2. CHANGES RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE
55	57		SECTION 2.001. (a) Section 48.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code,
56	58		as amended by Chapters 230 (H.B. 2196) and 1359 (H.B. 1545), Acts of
57	59		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted to read
58	60		as follows:
59	61		Sec. 48.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. A passenger
60	62		transportation permit authorizes the permit holder to sell or serve
61	63		the types of alcoholic beverages specifically authorized by this
62	64		chapter.
63	65		(b) Section 48.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as effective
64	66		September 1, 2021, is amended to conform to Chapter 230 (H.B. 2196),
65	67		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by adding
66	68		Subsection (e) to read as follows:
67	69		(e) This subsection applies only to a passenger train
68	70		operated by or on behalf of the Texas State Railroad Authority. An
69	71		alcoholic beverage purchased by a consumer on a passenger train for
70	72		present consumption may be removed from the train for consumption
71	73		on property that is part of a public entertainment facility owned or
72	74		leased by the Texas State Railroad Authority. An alcoholic
73	75		beverage in an open container purchased by a consumer on property
74	76		that is part of a public entertainment facility owned or leased by
75	77		the Texas State Railroad Authority may be consumed on a passenger
76	78		train.
77	79		(c) Section 108.82(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended
78	80		by Chapter 230 (H.B. 2196), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
79	81		Session, 2019, is amended to read as follows:
80	82		(b) Notwithstanding Section 28.10, the concessionaire for a
81	83		public entertainment facility described by Subsection (a) may allow
82	84		a patron who possesses an alcoholic beverage to enter or leave a
83	85		licensed or permitted premises within the facility if the alcoholic
84	86		beverage:
85	87		(1) is in an open container, as defined by Section
86	88		49.031, Penal Code;
87	89		(2) appears to be possessed for present consumption;
88	90		(3) except as provided by Section 48.04(e) [48.01(b)],
89	91		remains within the confines of the facility, excluding a parking
90	92		lot; and
91	93		(4) was purchased legally at a licensed or permitted
92	94		premises within the facility.
93	95		SECTION 2.002. Subsection (h), Section 74.01, Alcoholic
94	96		Beverage Code, as added by Chapter 434 (S.B. 1232), Acts of the 86th
95	97		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection
96	98		(f), Section 74.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and amended to conform
97	99		to Chapter 1359 (H.B. 1545), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
98	100		Session, 2019, to read as follows:
99	101		(f) [(h)] This section does not authorize the holder of a
100	102		brewpub license who also holds a wine and malt beverage [beer]
101	103		retailer's permit to deliver alcoholic beverages directly to
102	104		ultimate consumers for off-premise consumption at a location other
103	105		than the licensed premises.
104	106		ARTICLE 3. CHANGES RELATING TO CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
105	107		SECTION 3.001. Section 27.010(a), Civil Practice and
106	108		Remedies Code, is amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173),
107	109		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as
108	110		follows:
109	111		(a) This chapter does not apply to:
110	112		(1) an enforcement action that is brought in the name
111	113		of this state or a political subdivision of this state by the
112	114		attorney general, a district attorney, a criminal district
113	115		attorney, or a county attorney;
114	116		(2) a legal action brought against a person primarily
115	117		engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods or services, if
116	118		the statement or conduct arises out of the sale or lease of goods,
117	119		services, or an insurance product, insurance services, or a
118	120		commercial transaction in which the intended audience is an actual
119	121		or potential buyer or customer;
120	122		(3) a legal action seeking recovery for bodily injury,
121	123		wrongful death, or survival or to statements made regarding that
122	124		legal action;
123	125		(4) a legal action brought under the Insurance Code or
124	126		arising out of an insurance contract;
125	127		(5) a legal action arising from an officer-director,
126	128		employee-employer, or independent contractor relationship that:
127	129		(A) seeks recovery for misappropriation of trade
128	130		secrets or corporate opportunities; or
129	131		(B) seeks to enforce a non-disparagement
130	132		agreement or a covenant not to compete;
131	133		(6) a legal action filed under Title 1, 2, 4, or 5,
132	134		Family Code, or an application for a protective order under
133	135		Subchapter A, Chapter 7B [7A], Code of Criminal Procedure;
134	136		(7) a legal action brought under Chapter 17, Business &
135	137		Commerce Code, other than an action governed by Section 17.49(a)
136	138		of that chapter;
137	139		(8) a legal action in which a moving party raises a
138	140		defense pursuant to Section 160.010, Occupations Code, Section
139	141		161.033, Health and Safety Code, or the Health Care Quality
140	142		Improvement Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.);
141	143		(9) an eviction suit brought under Chapter 24,
142	144		Property Code;
143	145		(10) a disciplinary action or disciplinary proceeding
144	146		brought under Chapter 81, Government Code, or the Texas Rules of
145	147		Disciplinary Procedure;
146	148		(11) a legal action brought under Chapter 554,
147	149		Government Code; or
148	150		(12) a legal action based on a common law fraud claim.
149	151		SECTION 3.002. Section 144.010, Civil Practice and Remedies
150	152		Code, is repealed as executed.
151	153		ARTICLE 4. CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
152	154		SECTION 4.001. Article 2.26(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
153	155		is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
154	156		(c) This section does not preclude any symbol from being
155	157		valid as a signature under other applicable law, including Section
156	158		1.201(b)(37) [1.201(39)], Business & Commerce Code.
157	159		SECTION 4.002. (a) The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 7B,
158	160		Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to conform to Chapter 955
159	161		(S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to
160	162		read as follows:
161	163		SUBCHAPTER A. PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR
162	164		ABUSE, INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING
163	165		(b) Article 7B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
164	166		to conform to Chapters 955 (S.B. 194) and 1066 (H.B. 1343), Acts of
165	167		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by amending Subsection
166	168		(a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
167	169		(a) The following persons may file an application for a
168	170		protective order under this subchapter without regard to the
169	171		relationship between the applicant and the alleged offender:
170	172		(1) a person who is the victim of an offense under
171	173		Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 42.072, Penal
172	174		Code;
173	175		(2) a person who is the victim of an offense under
174	176		Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code;
175	177		(3) a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a person
176	178		younger than 17 years of age who is the victim of an offense listed
177	179		in Subdivision (1);
178	180		(4) a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a person
179	181		younger than 18 years of age who is the victim of an offense listed
180	182		in Subdivision (2); or
181	183		(5) a prosecuting attorney acting on behalf of a
182	184		person described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4).
183	185		(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), if an
184	186		application has not yet been filed in the case under Subsection (a),
185	187		the attorney representing the state shall promptly file an
186	188		application for a protective order with respect to each victim of an
187	189		offense listed in Subdivision (1) or (2) of that subsection
188	190		following the offender's conviction of or placement on deferred
189	191		adjudication community supervision for the offense.
190	192		(a-2) The attorney representing the state may not file an
191	193		application under Subsection (a-1) with respect to a victim who is
192	194		at least 18 years of age if the victim requests that the attorney
193	195		representing the state not file the application.
194	196		(c) Article 7B.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
195	197		to conform to Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
196	198		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
197	199		Art. 7B.002. TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. If the court finds
198	200		from the information contained in an application for a protective
199	201		order that there is a clear and present danger of sexual assault or
200	202		abuse, indecent assault, stalking, trafficking, or other harm to
201	203		the applicant, the court, without further notice to the alleged
202	204		offender and without a hearing, may issue a temporary ex parte order
203	205		for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the
204	206		applicant's family or household.
205	207		(d) Article 7B.003, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
206	208		to conform to Chapters 955 (S.B. 194) and 1066 (H.B. 1343), Acts of
207	209		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by amending Subsection
208	210		(a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
209	211		(a) At the close of a hearing on an application for a
210	212		protective order under this subchapter, the court shall find
211	213		whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant
212	214		is the victim of sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault,
213	215		stalking, or trafficking.
214	216		(c) An offender's conviction of or placement on deferred
215	217		adjudication community supervision for an offense listed in Article
216	218		7B.001(a)(1) or (2) constitutes reasonable grounds under
217	219		Subsection (a).
218	220		(e) Article 7B.004, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
219	221		to conform to Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
220	222		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
221	223		Art. 7B.004. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM. In a
222	224		hearing on an application for a protective order under this
223	225		subchapter, a statement that is made by a child younger than 14
224	226		years of age who is the victim of an offense under Section 21.02,
225	227		21.11, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code, and that describes
226	228		the offense committed against the child is admissible as evidence
227	229		in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse
228	230		against the child is admissible under Section 104.006, Family Code,
229	231		in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
230	232		(f) Article 7B.007, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
231	233		to conform to Chapter 1066 (H.B. 1343), Acts of the 86th
232	234		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by adding Subsection (a-1) to
233	235		read as follows:
234	236		(a-1) The court shall issue a protective order effective for
235	237		the duration of the lives of the offender and victim if the offender
236	238		is:
237	239		(1) convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication
238	240		community supervision for an offense listed in Article 7B.001(a)(1)
239	241		or (2); and
240	242		(2) required under Chapter 62 to register for life as a
241	243		sex offender.
242	244		(g) The following provisions are repealed:
243	245		(1) Section 2, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th
244	246		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended the heading to
245	247		Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal Procedure;
246	248		(2) Section 3, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), and Section 1,
247	249		Chapter 1066 (H.B. 1343), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
248	250		Session, 2019, which amended Article 7A.01, Code of Criminal
249	251		Procedure;
250	252		(3) Section 4, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th
251	253		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article 7A.02,
252	254		Code of Criminal Procedure;
253	255		(4) Section 5, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), and Section 2,
254	256		Chapter 1066 (H.B. 1343), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
255	257		Session, 2019, which amended Article 7A.03, Code of Criminal
256	258		Procedure;
257	259		(5) Section 6, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th
258	260		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article 7A.035,
259	261		Code of Criminal Procedure; and
260	262		(6) Section 3, Chapter 1066 (H.B. 1343), Acts of the
261	263		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article
262	264		7A.07, Code of Criminal Procedure.
263	265		SECTION 4.003. Article 16.22(c), Code of Criminal
264	266		Procedure, as amended by Chapters 582 (S.B. 362) and 1276 (H.B.
265	267		601), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
266	268		reenacted to read as follows:
267	269		(c) After the trial court receives the applicable expert's
268	270		written report relating to the defendant under Subsection (b-1) or
269	271		elects to use the results of a previous determination as described
270	272		by Subsection (a)(2), the trial court may, as applicable:
271	273		(1) resume criminal proceedings against the
272	274		defendant, including any appropriate proceedings related to the
273	275		defendant's release on personal bond under Article 17.032 if the
274	276		defendant is being held in custody;
275	277		(2) resume or initiate competency proceedings, if
276	278		required, as provided by Chapter 46B;
277	279		(3) consider the written report during the punishment
278	280		phase after a conviction of the offense for which the defendant was
279	281		arrested, as part of a presentence investigation report, or in
280	282		connection with the impositions of conditions following placement
281	283		on community supervision, including deferred adjudication
282	284		community supervision;
283	285		(4) refer the defendant to an appropriate specialty
284	286		court established or operated under Subtitle K, Title 2, Government
285	287		Code; or
286	288		(5) if the offense charged does not involve an act,
287	289		attempt, or threat of serious bodily injury to another person,
288	290		release the defendant on bail while charges against the defendant
289	291		remain pending and enter an order transferring the defendant to the
290	292		appropriate court for court-ordered outpatient mental health
291	293		services under Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code.
292	294		SECTION 4.004. Section 4, Article 42.01, Code of Criminal
293	295		Procedure, is amended to correct a typographical error to read as
294	296		follows:
295	297		Sec. 4. The Office of Court Administration of the Texas
296	298		Judicial System shall promulgate a standardized felony judgment
297	299		form that conforms to the requirements of Section 1 of this article.
298	300		A court entering a felony judgment [judgement] shall use the form
299	301		promulgated under this section.
300	302		SECTION 4.005. Article 42A.102(b), Code of Criminal
301	303		Procedure, as amended by Chapters 1137 (H.B. 2758) and 1298 (H.B.
302	304		3582), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
303	305		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
304	306		(b) In all other cases, the judge may grant deferred
305	307		adjudication community supervision unless:
306	308		(1) the defendant is charged with an offense:
307	309		(A) under Section 20A.02, [or] 20A.03, [or]
308	310		49.045, 49.05, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code;
309	311		(B) under Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code,
310	312		and, at the time of the offense:
311	313		(i) the defendant held a commercial
312	314		driver's license or a commercial learner's permit; or
313	315		(ii) the defendant's alcohol concentration,
314	316		as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code, was 0.15 or more;
315	317		(C) for which punishment may be increased under
316	318		Section 49.09, Penal Code; or
317	319		(D) for which punishment may be increased under
318	320		Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and Safety Code, if it
319	321		is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an
320	322		offense for which punishment was increased under any one of those
321	323		subsections;
322	324		(2) the defendant:
323	325		(A) is charged with an offense under Section
324	326		21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code, regardless of
325	327		the age of the victim, or a felony described by Article 42A.453(b),
326	328		other than a felony described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (3)(B) of
327	329		this subsection; and
328	330		(B) has previously been placed on community
329	331		supervision for an offense under Paragraph (A);
330	332		(3) the defendant is charged with an offense under:
331	333		(A) Section 21.02, Penal Code; or
332	334		(B) Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is
333	335		punishable under Subsection (f) of that section or under Section
334	336		12.42(c)(3) or (4), Penal Code; or
335	337		(4) the defendant is charged with an offense under
336	338		Section 19.02, Penal Code, except that the judge may grant deferred
337	339		adjudication community supervision on determining that the
338	340		defendant did not cause the death of the deceased, did not intend to
339	341		kill the deceased or another, and did not anticipate that a human
340	342		life would be taken.
341	343		SECTION 4.006. Article 42A.408(e-1), Code of Criminal
342	344		Procedure, is amended to conform to Chapter 1094 (H.B. 2048), Acts
343	345		of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
344	346		(e-1) Except as provided by Subsection (e-2), a judge
345	347		granting deferred adjudication community supervision to a
346	348		defendant for an offense under Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code,
347	349		shall require that the defendant as a condition of community
348	350		supervision have an ignition interlock device installed on the
349	351		motor vehicle owned by the defendant or on the vehicle most
350	352		regularly driven by the defendant and that the defendant not
351	353		operate any motor vehicle that is not equipped with that device. If
352	354		the judge determines that the defendant is unable to pay for the
353	355		ignition interlock device, the judge may impose a reasonable
354	356		payment schedule, as provided by Subsection (f). If the defendant
355	357		provides the court evidence under Section 709.001 [708.158],
356	358		Transportation Code, sufficient to establish that the defendant is
357	359		indigent for purposes of that section, the judge may enter in the
358	360		record a finding that the defendant is indigent and reduce the costs
359	361		to the defendant by ordering a waiver of the installation charge for
360	362		the ignition interlock device and a 50 percent reduction of the
361	363		monthly device monitoring fee. A reduction in costs ordered under
362	364		this subsection does not apply to any fees that may be assessed
363	365		against the defendant if the ignition interlock device detects
364	366		ethyl alcohol on the breath of the person attempting to operate the
365	367		motor vehicle.
366	368		SECTION 4.007. (a) Article 56A.001, Code of Criminal
367	369		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter 1037 (H.B.
368	370		616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by
369	371		adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows:
370	372		(6-a) "Sexual assault examiner" and "sexual assault
371	373		nurse examiner" have the meanings assigned by Section 420.003,
372	374		Government Code.
373	375		(b) Section 1, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th
374	376		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article 56.01,
375	377		Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
376	378		SECTION 4.008. (a) The heading to Article 56A.052, Code of
377	379		Criminal Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 8, Chapter 955
378	380		(S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to
379	381		read as follows:
380	382		Art. 56A.052. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL
381	383		ASSAULT, INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING.
382	384		(b) Section 8, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), Acts of the 86th
383	385		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended the heading to
384	386		Article 56.021, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
385	387		SECTION 4.009. (a) Article 56A.052, Code of Criminal
386	388		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 4.02, Chapter 413 (S.B.
387	389		20), Section 2, Chapter 529 (S.B. 1801), Section 9, Chapter 955
388	390		(S.B. 194), and Section 2, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th
389	391		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by amending Subsections (a) and
390	392		(d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
391	393		(a) If the offense is a sexual assault, a victim, guardian
392	394		of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to
393	395		the following rights within the criminal justice system:
394	396		(1) if requested, the right to a disclosure of
395	397		information regarding:
396	398		(A) any evidence that was collected during the
397	399		investigation of the offense, unless disclosing the information
398	400		would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of the
399	401		offense, in which event the victim, guardian, or relative shall be
400	402		informed of the estimated date on which that information is
401	403		expected to be disclosed; and
402	404		(B) the status of any analysis being performed of
403	405		any evidence described by Paragraph (A);
404	406		(2) if requested, the right to be notified:
405	407		(A) at the time a request is submitted to a crime
406	408		laboratory to process and analyze any evidence that was collected
407	409		during the investigation of the offense;
408	410		(B) at the time of the submission of a request to
409	411		compare any biological evidence collected during the investigation
410	412		of the offense with DNA profiles maintained in a state or federal
411	413		DNA database; and
412	414		(C) of the results of the comparison described by
413	415		Paragraph (B), unless disclosing the results would interfere with
414	416		the investigation or prosecution of the offense, in which event the
415	417		victim, guardian, or relative shall be informed of the estimated
416	418		date on which those results are expected to be disclosed;
417	419		(3) if requested, the right to counseling regarding
418	420		acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human
419	421		immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; and
420	422		(4) for the victim, the right to:
421	423		(A) testing for acquired immune deficiency
422	424		syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection,
423	425		antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative
424	426		agent of AIDS; and
425	427		(B) a forensic medical examination to the extent
426	428		provided by Subchapters F and G if, within 120 [96] hours of the
427	429		offense:
428	430		(i) the offense is reported to a law
429	431		enforcement agency; or
430	432		(ii) a forensic medical examination is
431	433		otherwise conducted at a health care facility.
432	434		(d) This subsection applies only to a victim of an offense
433	435		under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012,
434	436		22.021, 42.072, or 43.05, Penal Code. A victim described by this
435	437		subsection or a parent or guardian of the victim is entitled to the
436	438		following rights within the criminal justice system:
437	439		(1) the right to be informed:
438	440		(A) that the victim or the victim's parent or
439	441		guardian, as applicable, may file an application for a protective
440	442		order under Article 7B.001;
441	443		(B) of the court in which the application for a
442	444		protective order may be filed; and
443	445		(C) that, on request of the victim or of the
444	446		victim's parent or guardian, as applicable, and subject to the
445	447		Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the attorney
446	448		representing the state may file the application for a protective
447	449		order on behalf of the victim;
448	450		(2) the right to request that the attorney
449	451		representing the state, subject to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
450	452		Professional Conduct, file an application for a protective order
451	453		described by Subdivision (1);
452	454		(3) if the victim or the victim's parent or guardian,
453	455		as applicable, is present when the defendant is convicted or placed
454	456		on deferred adjudication community supervision, the right to:
455	457		(A) be given by the court the information
456	458		described by Subdivision (1); and
457	459		(B) file an application for a protective order
458	460		under Article 7B.001 immediately following the defendant's
459	461		conviction or placement on deferred adjudication community
460	462		supervision if the court has jurisdiction over the application; and
461	463		(4) if the victim or the victim's parent or guardian,
462	464		as applicable, is not present when the defendant is convicted or
463	465		placed on deferred adjudication community supervision, the right to
464	466		be given by the attorney representing the state the information
465	467		described by Subdivision (1).
466	468		(e) A victim of an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or
467	469		43.05, Penal Code, is entitled to be informed that the victim may
468	470		petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record
469	471		information under Section 411.0728, Government Code, if the victim:
470	472		(1) has been convicted of or placed on deferred
471	473		adjudication community supervision for an offense described by
472	474		Subsection (a)(1) of that section; and
473	475		(2) committed that offense solely as a victim of an
474	476		offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code.
475	477		(b) Section 4.02, Chapter 413 (S.B. 20), Section 2, Chapter
476	478		529 (S.B. 1801), Section 9, Chapter 955 (S.B. 194), and Section 2,
477	479		Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
478	480		Session, 2019, which amended Article 56.021, Code of Criminal
479	481		Procedure, are repealed.
480	482		SECTION 4.010. (a) Subchapter F, Chapter 56A, Code of
481	483		Criminal Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 3, Chapter
482	484		1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
483	485		2019, by adding Articles 56A.2505 and 56A.256 to read as follows:
484	486		Art. 56A.2505. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to
485	487		health care facilities described by Article 56A.302.
486	488		Art. 56A.256. RULES. The attorney general shall adopt
487	489		rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
488	490		(b) Article 56A.251, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
489	491		to conform to Section 3, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th
490	492		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by amending Subsection (a) and
491	493		adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
492	494		(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a sexual
493	495		assault is reported to a law enforcement agency within 120 [96]
494	496		hours after the assault, the law enforcement agency, with the
495	497		consent of the victim of the alleged assault, a person authorized to
496	498		act on behalf of the victim, or an employee of the Department of
497	499		Family and Protective Services, shall request a forensic medical
498	500		examination of the victim for use in the investigation or
499	501		prosecution of the offense.
500	502		(d) If a sexual assault is reported to a law enforcement
501	503		agency as provided by Subsection (a) or (c), the law enforcement
502	504		agency shall document, in the form and manner required by the
503	505		attorney general, whether the agency requested a forensic medical
504	506		examination. The law enforcement agency shall:
505	507		(1) provide the documentation of the agency's decision
506	508		regarding a request for a forensic medical examination to:
507	509		(A) the health care facility and the sexual
508	510		assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner, as applicable,
509	511		who provides services to the victim that are related to the sexual
510	512		assault; and
511	513		(B) the victim or the person who consented to the
512	514		forensic medical examination on behalf of the victim; and
513	515		(2) maintain the documentation of the agency's
514	516		decision in accordance with the agency's record retention policies.
515	517		(c) Article 56A.252, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
516	518		to conform to Sections 3 and 8, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the
517	519		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
518	520		Art. 56A.252. PAYMENT OF COSTS OF EXAMINATION. (a) [A law
519	521		enforcement agency that requests a forensic medical examination
520	522		under Article 56A.251 shall pay all costs of the examination.] On
521	523		application to the attorney general, a health care facility that
522	524		provides a forensic medical examination to a sexual assault
523	525		survivor in accordance with this subchapter, or the [law
524	526		enforcement agency is entitled to be reimbursed for the reasonable
525	527		costs of the examination if the examination was performed by a
526	528		physician or by a] sexual assault examiner or sexual assault nurse
527	529		examiner who conducts that examination, as applicable, is entitled
528	530		to be reimbursed in an amount set by attorney general rule for:
529	531		(1) the reasonable costs of the forensic portion of
530	532		that examination; and
531	533		(2) the evidence collection kit [defined by Section
532	534		420.003, Government Code].
533	535		(b) The application under Subsection (a) must be in the form
534	536		and manner prescribed by the attorney general and must include:
535	537		(1) the documentation that the law enforcement agency
536	538		requested the forensic medical examination, as required under
537	539		Article 56A.251(d); and
538	540		(2) a complete and itemized bill of the reasonable
539	541		costs of the forensic portion of the examination.
540	542		(c) A health care facility or a sexual assault examiner or
541	543		sexual assault nurse examiner, as applicable, who applies for
542	544		reimbursement under Subsection (a) shall accept reimbursement from
543	545		the attorney general as payment for the costs unless:
544	546		(1) the health care facility or sexual assault
545	547		examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner, as applicable:
546	548		(A) requests, in writing, additional
547	549		reimbursement from the attorney general; and
548	550		(B) provides documentation in support of the
549	551		additional reimbursement, as reasonably requested by the attorney
550	552		general; and
551	553		(2) the attorney general determines that there is a
552	554		reasonable justification for additional reimbursement.
553	555		(d) A health care facility is not entitled to reimbursement
554	556		under this article unless the forensic medical examination was
555	557		conducted at the facility by a physician, sexual assault examiner,
556	558		or sexual assault nurse examiner.
557	559		(e) On request, the attorney general may provide training to
558	560		a health care facility regarding the process for applying for
559	561		reimbursement under this article.
560	562		(d) Section 3, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th
561	563		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article 56.06,
562	564		Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
563	565		SECTION 4.011. Article 56A.301(3), Code of Criminal
564	566		Procedure, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Article
565	567		56.065(a)(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, by Section 8, Chapter
566	568		1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
567	569		2019.
568	570		SECTION 4.012. (a) Article 56A.303(a), Code of Criminal
569	571		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 4, Chapter 1037 (H.B.
570	572		616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read
571	573		as follows:
572	574		(a) In accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420,
573	575		Government Code, and except as provided by Subsection (b), a health
574	576		care facility shall conduct a forensic medical examination of a
575	577		victim of an alleged sexual assault if:
576	578		(1) the victim arrives at the facility within 120 [96]
577	579		hours after the assault occurred;
578	580		(2) the victim consents to the examination; and
579	581		(3) at the time of the examination the victim has not
580	582		reported the assault to a law enforcement agency.
581	583		(b) Article 56A.304, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
582	584		to conform to Sections 4 and 8, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the
583	585		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
584	586		Art. 56A.304. PAYMENT OF FEES RELATED TO EXAMINATION. (a)
585	587		On application to the [The department shall pay the appropriate
586	588		fees, as set by] attorney general [rule], a health care facility
587	589		that provides [for the forensic portion of] a forensic medical
588	590		examination to a sexual assault survivor in accordance with this
589	591		subchapter, or the [conducted under Article 56A.303(a) and for the
590	592		evidence collection kit if a physician,] sexual assault examiner
591	593		[,] or sexual assault nurse examiner who conducts that [the
592	594		forensic portion of the] examination, as applicable, within 120
593	595		[96] hours after the alleged sexual assault occurred is entitled to
594	596		be reimbursed in an amount set by attorney general rule for:
595	597		(1) the reasonable costs of the forensic portion of
596	598		that examination; and
597	599		(2) the evidence collection kit.
598	600		(b) The application under Subsection (a) must be in the form
599	601		and manner prescribed by the attorney general and must include:
600	602		(1) certification that the examination was conducted
601	603		in accordance with the requirements of Article 56A.303(a); and
602	604		(2) a complete and itemized bill of the reasonable
603	605		costs of the forensic portion of the examination [attorney general
604	606		shall reimburse the department for fees paid under Subsection (a)].
605	607		(c) A health care facility or a sexual assault examiner or
606	608		sexual assault nurse examiner, as applicable, who applies for
607	609		reimbursement under Subsection (a) shall accept reimbursement from
608	610		the attorney general as payment for the costs unless:
609	611		(1) the health care facility or sexual assault
610	612		examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner, as applicable:
611	613		(A) requests, in writing, additional
612	614		reimbursement from the attorney general; and
613	615		(B) provides documentation in support of the
614	616		additional reimbursement, as reasonably requested by the attorney
615	617		general; and
616	618		(2) the attorney general determines that there is a
617	619		reasonable justification for additional reimbursement.
618	620		(d) A health care facility is not entitled to reimbursement
619	621		under this article unless the forensic medical examination was
620	622		conducted at the facility by a physician, sexual assault examiner,
621	623		or sexual assault nurse examiner.
622	624		(e) On request, the attorney general may provide training to
623	625		a health care facility regarding the process for applying for
624	626		reimbursement under this article.
625	627		(f) A victim of an alleged sexual assault may not be
626	628		required to pay for:
627	629		(1) the forensic portion of the forensic medical
628	630		examination; or
629	631		(2) the evidence collection kit.
630	632		(c) Section 4, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th
631	633		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article 56.065,
632	634		Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
633	635		SECTION 4.013. (a) Article 56A.306, Code of Criminal
634	636		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 4, Chapter 408 (H.B. 8),
635	637		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as
636	638		follows:
637	639		Art. 56A.306. PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFER AND PRESERVATION OF
638	640		EVIDENCE. (a) The department, consistent with Chapter 420,
639	641		Government Code, shall develop procedures for:
640	642		(1) the transfer [and preservation] of evidence
641	643		collected under this subchapter to a crime laboratory or other
642	644		suitable location designated by the public safety director of the
643	645		department;
644	646		(2) the preservation of the evidence by the entity
645	647		receiving the evidence; and
646	648		(3) the notification of the victim of the offense
647	649		before a planned destruction of evidence under this article.
648	650		(b) Subject to Subsection (c), an [An] entity receiving
649	651		[the] evidence described by Subsection (a) shall preserve the
650	652		evidence until the earlier of:
651	653		(1) the fifth [second] anniversary of the date on
652	654		which the evidence was collected; or
653	655		(2) the date on which written consent to release the
654	656		evidence is obtained as provided by Section 420.0735, Government
655	657		Code.
656	658		(c) An entity receiving evidence described by Subsection
657	659		(a) may destroy the evidence on the expiration of the entity's duty
658	660		to preserve the evidence under Subsection (b)(1) only if:
659	661		(1) the entity provides written notification to the
660	662		victim of the offense, in a trauma-informed manner, of the decision
661	663		to destroy the evidence that includes:
662	664		(A) detailed instructions on how the victim may
663	665		make a written objection to the decision, including contact
664	666		information for the entity; or
665	667		(B) a standard form for the victim to complete
666	668		and return to the entity to make a written objection to the
667	669		decision; and
668	670		(2) a written objection is not received by the entity
669	671		from the victim before the 91st day after the date on which the
670	672		entity notifies the victim of the planned destruction of the
671	673		evidence.
672	674		(d) The entity shall document the entity's attempt to notify
673	675		the victim under Subsection (c).
674	676		(b) Section 4, Chapter 408 (H.B. 8), Acts of the 86th
675	677		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article 56.065,
676	678		Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
677	679		SECTION 4.014. (a) Article 56B.003(13), Code of Criminal
678	680		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 3.06, Chapter 413 (S.B.
679	681		20), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as
680	682		follows:
681	683		(13) "Trafficking of persons" means any offense that
682	684		results in a person engaging in forced labor or services, including
683	685		sexual conduct, and that may be prosecuted under Section 20A.02,
684	686		20A.03, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or
685	687		43.26, Penal Code.
686	688		(b) Section 3.06, Chapter 413 (S.B. 20), Acts of the 86th
687	689		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article
688	690		56.32(a)(14), Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
689	691		SECTION 4.015. (a) Article 56B.106(c), Code of Criminal
690	692		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter 187 (H.B.
691	693		2079), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read
692	694		as follows:
693	695		(c) A [victim who is a] victim of stalking, family violence,
694	696		or trafficking of persons, [or] a victim of sexual assault who is
695	697		assaulted in the victim's place of residence, or a child who is a
696	698		victim of a murder attempt in the child's place of residence may
697	699		receive a one-time assistance payment in an amount not to exceed:
698	700		(1) $2,000 to be used for relocation expenses,
699	701		including expenses for rental deposit, utility connections,
700	702		expenses relating to moving belongings, motor vehicle mileage
701	703		expenses, and for an out-of-state move, transportation, lodging,
702	704		and meals; and
703	705		(2) $1,800 to be used for housing rental expenses.
704	706		(b) Section 1, Chapter 187 (H.B. 2079), Acts of the 86th
705	707		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article
706	708		56.42(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
707	709		SECTION 4.016. (a) Article 56B.453(d), Code of Criminal
708	710		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 5, Chapter 1037 (H.B.
709	711		616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read
710	712		as follows:
711	713		(d) The attorney general may use the fund to:
712	714		(1) reimburse a health care facility or a sexual
713	715		assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner for certain costs
714	716		of a forensic medical examination that are incurred by the facility
715	717		or the examiner [law enforcement agency for the reasonable costs of
716	718		a forensic medical examination that are incurred by the agency]
717	719		under Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A, as provided by those
718	720		subchapters; and
719	721		(2) make a payment to or on behalf of an individual for
720	722		the reasonable costs incurred for medical care provided under
721	723		Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A, in accordance with Section 323.004,
722	724		Health and Safety Code.
723	725		(b) Section 5, Chapter 1037 (H.B. 616), Acts of the 86th
724	726		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article
725	727		56.54(k), Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
726	728		SECTION 4.017. (a) Article 58.051(11), Code of Criminal
727	729		Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 3.07, Chapter 413 (S.B.
728	730		20), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as
729	731		follows:
730	732		(11) "Trafficking of persons" means any conduct that:
731	733		(A) constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02,
732	734		20A.03, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or
733	735		43.26, Penal Code; and
734	736		(B) results in a person:
735	737		(i) engaging in forced labor or services;
736	738		or
737	739		(ii) otherwise becoming a victim of the
738	740		offense.
739	741		(b) Section 3.07, Chapter 413 (S.B. 20), Acts of the 86th
740	742		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Article
741	743		56.81(7), Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
742	744		SECTION 4.018. Article 102.0173, Code of Criminal
743	745		Procedure, as amended by Chapters 656 (S.B. 1840) and 1352 (S.B.
744	746		346), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
745	747		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
746	748		Art. 102.0173. JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY
747	749		FUND. (a) The justice court assistance and technology fund is a
748	750		fund in the county treasury. The fund consists of money allocated
749	751		to the fund under Section 134.103, Local Government Code.
750	752		(b) Money in the justice court assistance and technology
751	753		fund may be used only to finance:
752	754		(1) the cost of providing court personnel, including
753	755		salaries and benefits for the court personnel;
754	756		(2) the cost of continuing education and training for
755	757		justice court judges and court personnel; and
756	758		(3) the purchase and maintenance of technological
757	759		enhancements for a justice court, including:
758	760		(A) computer systems;
759	761		(B) computer networks;
760	762		(C) computer hardware;
761	763		(D) computer software;
762	764		(E) imaging systems;
763	765		(F) electronic kiosks;
764	766		(G) electronic ticket writers; and
765	767		(H) docket management systems.
766	768		(c) The justice court assistance and technology fund shall
767	769		be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners
768	770		court of the county.
769	771		(d) A justice court may, subject to the approval of the
770	772		commissioners court, use a fund designated by this article to
771	773		assist a constable's office or other county department with a
772	774		technological enhancement, or cost related to the enhancement,
773	775		described by Subsection (b)(3) [(d)(3)] if the enhancement directly
774	776		relates to the operation or efficiency of the justice court.
775	777		SECTION 4.019. Article 102.020(a), Code of Criminal
776	778		Procedure, as amended by Chapter 1285 (H.B. 1399), Acts of the 86th
777	779		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is repealed to conform to the
778	780		repeal of Article 102.020, Code of Criminal Procedure, by Chapter
779	781		1352 (S.B. 346), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
780	782		2019.
781	783		SECTION 4.020. Article 102.022(a), Code of Criminal
782	784		Procedure, as amended by Chapter 1094 (H.B. 2048), Acts of the 86th
783	785		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is repealed to conform to the
784	786		repeal of Article 102.022, Code of Criminal Procedure, by Chapter
785	787		1352 (S.B. 346), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
786	788		2019.
787	789		SECTION 4.021. Article 102.030(b), Code of Criminal
788	790		Procedure, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
789	791		(b) The treasurer shall deposit the reimbursement fees
790	792		collected under this article [section] in a separate account in the
791	793		general fund of the county or municipality to be used for the
792	794		purpose of improving the collection of outstanding court costs,
793	795		fines, reimbursement fees, or restitution or improving the
794	796		efficiency of the administration of justice in the county or
795	797		municipality. The county or municipality shall prioritize the
796	798		needs of the judicial officer who collected the fees when making
797	799		expenditures under this subsection and use the money deposited to
798	800		provide for those needs.
799	801		ARTICLE 5. CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE
800	802		SECTION 5.001. Section 8.155(a), Education Code, is amended
801	803		to correct a reference to read as follows:
802	804		(a) A non-physician mental health professional employed
803	805		under Section 8.152 shall, to the greatest extent possible, work
804	806		collaboratively with the regional education service center and
805	807		shall act as a resource for the center and school district personnel
806	808		by:
807	809		(1) helping personnel gain awareness and a better
808	810		understanding of mental health and co-occurring mental health and
809	811		substance use disorders;
810	812		(2) assisting personnel to implement initiatives
811	813		related to mental health or substance use under state law or agency
812	814		rules, interagency memorandums of understanding, and related
813	815		programs;
814	816		(3) ensuring personnel are aware of:
815	817		(A) the list of recommended best practice-based
816	818		programs and research-based practices developed under Section
817	819		38.351 [Section 161.325, Health and Safety Code];
818	820		(B) other public and private mental health and
819	821		substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery programs
820	822		available in the school district, including evidence-based
821	823		programs provided by a local mental health authority and other
822	824		public or private mental health providers; and
823	825		(C) other available public and private mental
824	826		health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery
825	827		program resources administered by the local mental health authority
826	828		or the Health and Human Services Commission to support school
827	829		districts, students, and families;
828	830		(4) on a monthly basis, facilitating mental health
829	831		first aid training;
830	832		(5) on a monthly basis, facilitating training
831	833		regarding the effects of grief and trauma and providing support to
832	834		children with intellectual or developmental disabilities who
833	835		suffer from grief or trauma; and
834	836		(6) on a monthly basis, facilitating training on
835	837		prevention and intervention programs that have been shown to be
836	838		effective in helping students cope with pressures to:
837	839		(A) use alcohol, cigarettes, or illegal drugs; or
838	840		(B) misuse prescription drugs.
839	841		SECTION 5.002. Section 11.157(b), Education Code, as added
840	842		by Chapter 677 (S.B. 2117), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
841	843		Session, 2019, is amended to conform to the transfer and
842	844		redesignation of Section 42.2511, Education Code, by Chapter 943
843	845		(H.B. 3), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to
844	846		read as follows:
845	847		(b) A school district under contract with an
846	848		open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or
847	849		campus program during the 2017-2018 school year and under any
848	850		renewal of that contract during the 2018-2019 school year is
849	851		eligible to receive funding under former Section 42.2511 for each
850	852		student or the portion of each student's school day under the
851	853		direction of the open-enrollment charter school. Beginning with
852	854		the 2019-2020 school year, a school district is eligible to receive
853	855		funding under Section 48.252 on the renewal of a contract described
854	856		by this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to determine the
855	857		portion of funding a school district is entitled to under this
856	858		subsection.
857	859		SECTION 5.003. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, as
858	860		amended by Chapters 262 (H.B. 1597), 464 (S.B. 11), 467 (H.B. 4170),
859	861		and 943 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
860	862		2019, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
861	863		(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
862	864		(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
863	865		offense;
864	866		(2) the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code;
865	867		and
866	868		(3) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
867	869		applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
868	870		title, relating to:
869	871		(A) the Public Education Information Management
870	872		System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
871	873		this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
872	874		(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
873	875		Chapter 22;
874	876		(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading
875	877		instruction programs under Section 28.006;
876	878		(D) accelerated instruction under Section
877	879		28.0211;
878	880		(E) high school graduation requirements under
879	881		Section 28.025;
880	882		(F) special education programs under Subchapter
881	883		A, Chapter 29;
882	884		(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
883	885		Chapter 29;
884	886		(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
885	887		or E-1, Chapter 29;
886	888		(I) extracurricular activities under Section
887	889		33.081;
888	890		(J) discipline management practices or behavior
889	891		management techniques under Section 37.0021;
890	892		(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
891	893		(L) public school accountability under
892	894		Subchapters B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;
893	895		(M) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
894	896		report an educator's misconduct;
895	897		(N) intensive programs of instruction under
896	898		Section 28.0213;
897	899		(O) the right of a school employee to report a
898	900		crime, as provided by Section 37.148;
899	901		(P) bullying prevention policies and procedures
900	902		under Section 37.0832;
901	903		(Q) the right of a school under Section 37.0052
902	904		to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a
903	905		disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;
904	906		(R) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to
905	907		local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or
906	908		harassment;
907	909		(S) a parent's right to information regarding the
908	910		provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's
909	911		child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d);
910	912		(T) establishment of residency under Section
911	913		25.001;
912	914		(U) [(T)] school safety requirements under
913	915		Sections 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.115,
914	916		37.207, and 37.2071;
915	917		(V) [(T)] the early childhood literacy and
916	918		mathematics proficiency plans under Section 11.185; and
917	919		(W) [(U)] the college, career, and military
918	920		readiness plans under Section 11.186.
919	921		SECTION 5.004. Section 21.410, Education Code, as amended
920	922		by Chapter 439 (S.B. 1376), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
921	923		Session, 2019, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Section
922	924		21.410, Education Code, by Chapter 943 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 86th
923	925		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
924	926		SECTION 5.005. Section 21.451(d-3), Education Code, is
925	927		amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
926	928		(d-3) The digital learning training provided by Subsection
927	929		(d)(1)(C) [(d)(1)(E)] must:
928	930		(1) discuss basic technology proficiency expectations
929	931		and methods to increase an educator's digital literacy; and
930	932		(2) assist an educator in the use of digital
931	933		technology in learning activities that improve teaching,
932	934		assessment, and instructional practices.
933	935		SECTION 5.006. Section 28.004(c), Education Code, as
934	936		amended by Chapters 331 (S.B. 435), 352 (H.B. 18), and 464 (S.B.
935	937		11), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
936	938		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
937	939		(c) The local school health advisory council's duties
938	940		include recommending:
939	941		(1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided
940	942		in:
941	943		(A) health education in kindergarten through
942	944		grade eight; and
943	945		(B) if the school district requires health
944	946		education for high school graduation, health education, including
945	947		physical health education and mental health education, in grades 9
946	948		through 12;
947	949		(2) policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum
948	950		appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent physical
949	951		health concerns, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type 2
950	952		diabetes, and mental health concerns, including suicide, through
951	953		coordination of:
952	954		(A) health education, which must address
953	955		physical health concerns and mental health concerns to ensure the
954	956		integration of physical health education and mental health
955	957		education;
956	958		(B) physical education and physical activity;
957	959		(C) nutrition services;
958	960		(D) parental involvement;
959	961		(E) instruction on substance abuse prevention;
960	962		(F) school health services, including mental
961	963		health services;
962	964		(G) a comprehensive school counseling program
963	965		under Section 33.005;
964	966		(H) a safe and healthy school environment; and
965	967		(I) school employee wellness;
966	968		(3) appropriate grade levels and methods of
967	969		instruction for human sexuality instruction;
968	970		(4) strategies for integrating the curriculum
969	971		components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements
970	972		in a coordinated school health program for the district:
971	973		(A) school health services, including physical
972	974		health services and mental health services, if provided at a campus
973	975		by the district or by a third party under a contract with the
974	976		district;
975	977		(B) a comprehensive school counseling program
976	978		under Section 33.005;
977	979		(C) a safe and healthy school environment; and
978	980		(D) school employee wellness;
979	981		(5) if feasible, joint use agreements or strategies
980	982		for collaboration between the school district and community
981	983		organizations or agencies; [and]
982	984		(6) strategies to increase parental awareness
983	985		regarding:
984	986		(A) risky behaviors and early warning signs of
985	987		suicide risks and behavioral health concerns, including mental
986	988		health disorders and substance use disorders; and
987	989		(B) available community programs and services
988	990		that address risky behaviors, suicide risks, and behavioral health
989	991		concerns; and
990	992		(7) [(6)] appropriate grade levels and curriculum for
991	993		instruction regarding opioid addiction and abuse and methods of
992	994		administering an opioid antagonist, as defined by Section 483.101,
993	995		Health and Safety Code.
994	996		SECTION 5.007. Section 28.009(b-2), Education Code, as
995	997		amended by Chapters 264 (S.B. 1276) and 901 (H.B. 3650), Acts of the
996	998		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended
997	999		to read as follows:
998	1000		(b-2) Any agreement, including a memorandum of
999	1001		understanding or articulation agreement, between a school district
1000	1002		and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit
1001	1003		program described by Subsection (b-1) must:
1002	1004		(1) include specific program goals aligned with the
1003	1005		statewide goals developed under Subsection (b-1);
1004	1006		(2) establish common advising strategies and
1005	1007		terminology related to dual credit and college readiness;
1006	1008		(3) provide for the alignment of endorsements
1007	1009		described by Section 28.025(c-1) offered by the district, and dual
1008	1010		credit courses offered under the agreement that apply towards those
1009	1011		endorsements, with postsecondary pathways and credentials at the
1010	1012		institution and industry certifications;
1011	1013		(4) identify tools, including tools developed by the
1012	1014		agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or the Texas
1013	1015		Workforce Commission, to assist school counselors, students, and
1014	1016		families in selecting endorsements offered by the district and dual
1015	1017		credit courses offered under the agreement;
1016	1018		(5) establish, or provide a procedure for
1017	1019		establishing, the course credits that may be earned under the
1018	1020		agreement, including by developing a course equivalency crosswalk
1019	1021		or other method for equating high school courses with college
1020	1022		courses and identifying the number of credits that may be earned for
1021	1023		each course completed through the program;
1022	1024		(6) describe the academic supports and, if applicable,
1023	1025		guidance that will be provided to students participating in the
1024	1026		program;
1025	1027		(7) establish the district's and the institution's
1026	1028		respective roles and responsibilities in providing the program and
1027	1029		ensuring the quality and instructional rigor of the program;
1028	1030		(8) state the sources of funding for courses offered
1029	1031		under the program, including, at a minimum, the sources of funding
1030	1032		for tuition, transportation, and any required fees or textbooks for
1031	1033		students participating in the program;
1032	1034		(9) require the district and the institution to
1033	1035		consider the use of free or low-cost open educational resources in
1034	1036		courses offered under the program; and
1035	1037		(10) [(7)] be posted each year on the district's and
1036	1038		the institution's respective Internet websites.
1037	1039		SECTION 5.008. Section 29.081(d), Education Code, as
1038	1040		amended by Chapters 403 (S.B. 1746), 597 (S.B. 668), and 1060 (H.B.
1039	1041		1051), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
1040	1042		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
1041	1043		(d) For purposes of this section, "student at risk of
1042	1044		dropping out of school" includes each student who:
1043	1045		(1) is under 26 years of age and who:
1044	1046		(A) was not advanced from one grade level to the
1045	1047		next for one or more school years;
1046	1048		(B) if the student is in grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or
1047	1049		12, did not maintain an average equivalent to 70 on a scale of 100 in
1048	1050		two or more subjects in the foundation curriculum during a semester
1049	1051		in the preceding or current school year or is not maintaining such
1050	1052		an average in two or more subjects in the foundation curriculum in
1051	1053		the current semester;
1052	1054		(C) did not perform satisfactorily on an
1053	1055		assessment instrument administered to the student under Subchapter
1054	1056		B, Chapter 39, and who has not in the previous or current school
1055	1057		year subsequently performed on that instrument or another
1056	1058		appropriate instrument at a level equal to at least 110 percent of
1057	1059		the level of satisfactory performance on that instrument;
1058	1060		(D) if the student is in prekindergarten,
1059	1061		kindergarten, or grade 1, 2, or 3, did not perform satisfactorily on
1060	1062		a readiness test or assessment instrument administered during the
1061	1063		current school year;
1062	1064		(E) is pregnant or is a parent;
1063	1065		(F) has been placed in an alternative education
1064	1066		program in accordance with Section 37.006 during the preceding or
1065	1067		current school year;
1066	1068		(G) has been expelled in accordance with Section
1067	1069		37.007 during the preceding or current school year;
1068	1070		(H) is currently on parole, probation, deferred
1069	1071		prosecution, or other conditional release;
1070	1072		(I) was previously reported through the Public
1071	1073		Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to have dropped out
1072	1074		of school;
1073	1075		(J) is a student of limited English proficiency,
1074	1076		as defined by Section 29.052;
1075	1077		(K) is in the custody or care of the Department of
1076	1078		Family and Protective Services or has, during the current school
1077	1079		year, been referred to the department by a school official, officer
1078	1080		of the juvenile court, or law enforcement official;
1079	1081		(L) is homeless;
1080	1082		(M) resided in the preceding school year or
1081	1083		resides in the current school year in a residential placement
1082	1084		facility in the district, including a detention facility, substance
1083	1085		abuse treatment facility, emergency shelter, psychiatric hospital,
1084	1086		halfway house, cottage home operation, specialized child-care
1085	1087		home, or general residential operation; or
1086	1088		(N) [(14)] has been incarcerated or has a parent
1087	1089		or guardian who has been incarcerated, within the lifetime of the
1088	1090		student, in a penal institution as defined by Section 1.07, Penal
1089	1091		Code; or
1090	1092		(2) regardless of the student's age, participates in
1091	1093		an adult education program provided under a high school diploma and
1092	1094		industry certification charter school program under Section
1093	1095		29.259.
1094	1096		SECTION 5.009. Section 29.316(c), Education Code, as added
1095	1097		by Chapter 1036 (H.B. 548), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1096	1098		Session, 2019, is amended to conform to the transfer and
1097	1099		redesignation of Section 42.151, Education Code, by Chapter 943
1098	1100		(H.B. 3), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to
1099	1101		read as follows:
1100	1102		(c) Not later than August 31 of each year, the agency, the
1101	1103		division, and the center jointly shall prepare and post on the
1102	1104		agency's, the division's, and the center's respective Internet
1103	1105		websites a report on the language acquisition of children eight
1104	1106		years of age or younger who are deaf or hard of hearing. The report
1105	1107		must:
1106	1108		(1) include:
1107	1109		(A) existing data reported in compliance with
1108	1110		federal law regarding children with disabilities; and
1109	1111		(B) information relating to the language
1110	1112		acquisition of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and also
1111	1113		have other disabilities;
1112	1114		(2) state for each child:
1113	1115		(A) the instructional arrangement used with the
1114	1116		child, as described by Section 48.102 [42.151], including the time
1115	1117		the child spends in a mainstream instructional arrangement;
1116	1118		(B) the specific language acquisition services
1117	1119		provided to the child, including:
1118	1120		(i) the time spent providing those
1119	1121		services; and
1120	1122		(ii) a description of any hearing
1121	1123		amplification used in the delivery of those services, including:
1122	1124		(a) the type of hearing amplification
1123	1125		used;
1124	1126		(b) the period of time in which the
1125	1127		child has had access to the hearing amplification; and
1126	1128		(c) the average amount of time the
1127	1129		child uses the hearing amplification each day;
1128	1130		(C) the tools or assessments used to assess the
1129	1131		child's language acquisition and the results obtained;
1130	1132		(D) the preferred unique communication mode used
1131	1133		by the child at home; and
1132	1134		(E) the child's age, race, and gender, the age at
1133	1135		which the child was identified as being deaf or hard of hearing, and
1134	1136		any other relevant demographic information the commissioner
1135	1137		determines to likely be correlated with or have an impact on the
1136	1138		child's language acquisition;
1137	1139		(3) compare progress in English literacy made by
1138	1140		children who are deaf or hard of hearing to progress in that subject
1139	1141		made by children of the same age who are not deaf or hard of hearing,
1140	1142		by appropriate age range; and
1141	1143		(4) be redacted as necessary to comply with state and
1142	1144		federal law regarding the confidentiality of student medical or
1143	1145		educational information.
1144	1146		SECTION 5.010. Sections 37.108(b-1) and (f), Education
1145	1147		Code, are amended to correct references to read as follows:
1146	1148		(b-1) In a school district's safety and security audit
1147	1149		required under Subsection (b), the district must certify that the
1148	1150		district used the funds provided to the district through the school
1149	1151		safety allotment under Section 48.115 [42.168] only for the
1150	1152		purposes provided by that section.
1151	1153		(f) A school district shall include in its multihazard
1152	1154		emergency operations plan:
1153	1155		(1) a chain of command that designates the individual
1154	1156		responsible for making final decisions during a disaster or
1155	1157		emergency situation and identifies other individuals responsible
1156	1158		for making those decisions if the designated person is unavailable;
1157	1159		(2) provisions that address physical and
1158	1160		psychological safety for responding to a natural disaster, active
1159	1161		shooter, and any other dangerous scenario identified for purposes
1160	1162		of this section by the agency or the Texas School Safety Center;
1161	1163		(3) provisions for ensuring the safety of students in
1162	1164		portable buildings;
1163	1165		(4) provisions for ensuring that students and district
1164	1166		personnel with disabilities are provided equal access to safety
1165	1167		during a disaster or emergency situation;
1166	1168		(5) provisions for providing immediate notification
1167	1169		to parents, guardians, and other persons standing in parental
1168	1170		relation in circumstances involving a significant threat to the
1169	1171		health or safety of students, including identification of the
1170	1172		individual with responsibility for overseeing the notification;
1171	1173		(6) provisions for supporting the psychological
1172	1174		safety of students, district personnel, and the community during
1173	1175		the response and recovery phase following a disaster or emergency
1174	1176		situation that:
1175	1177		(A) are aligned with best practice-based
1176	1178		programs and research-based practices recommended under Section
1177	1179		38.351 [Section 161.325, Health and Safety Code];
1178	1180		(B) include strategies for ensuring any required
1179	1181		professional development training for suicide prevention and
1180	1182		grief-informed and trauma-informed care is provided to appropriate
1181	1183		school personnel;
1182	1184		(C) include training on integrating
1183	1185		psychological safety and suicide prevention strategies into the
1184	1186		district's plan, such as psychological first aid for schools
1185	1187		training, from an approved list of recommended training established
1186	1188		by the commissioner and Texas School Safety Center for:
1187	1189		(i) members of the district's school safety
1188	1190		and security committee under Section 37.109;
1189	1191		(ii) district school counselors and mental
1190	1192		health professionals; and
1191	1193		(iii) educators and other district
1192	1194		personnel as determined by the district;
1193	1195		(D) include strategies and procedures for
1194	1196		integrating and supporting physical and psychological safety that
1195	1197		align with the provisions described by Subdivision (2); and
1196	1198		(E) implement trauma-informed policies;
1197	1199		(7) a policy for providing a substitute teacher access
1198	1200		to school campus buildings and materials necessary for the
1199	1201		substitute teacher to carry out the duties of a district employee
1200	1202		during an emergency or a mandatory emergency drill; and
1201	1203		(8) the name of each individual on the district's
1202	1204		school safety and security committee established under Section
1203	1205		37.109 and the date of each committee meeting during the preceding
1204	1206		year.
1205	1207		SECTION 5.011. Section 37.115(k), Education Code, is
1206	1208		amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
1207	1209		(k) A team must report to the agency in accordance with
1208	1210		guidelines developed by the agency the following information
1209	1211		regarding the team's activities and other information for each
1210	1212		school district campus the team serves:
1211	1213		(1) the occupation of each person appointed to the
1212	1214		team;
1213	1215		(2) the number of threats and a description of the type
1214	1216		of the threats reported to the team;
1215	1217		(3) the outcome of each assessment made by the team,
1216	1218		including:
1217	1219		(A) any disciplinary action taken, including a
1218	1220		change in school placement;
1219	1221		(B) any action taken by law enforcement; or
1220	1222		(C) a referral to or change in counseling, mental
1221	1223		health, special education, or other services;
1222	1224		(4) the total number, disaggregated by student gender,
1223	1225		race, and status as receiving special education services, being at
1224	1226		risk of dropping out of school, being in foster care, experiencing
1225	1227		homelessness, being a dependent of military personnel, being
1226	1228		pregnant or a parent, having limited English proficiency, or being
1227	1229		a migratory child, of, in connection with an assessment or reported
1228	1230		threat by the team:
1229	1231		(A) citations issued for Class C misdemeanor
1230	1232		offenses;
1231	1233		(B) arrests;
1232	1234		(C) incidents of uses of restraint;
1233	1235		(D) changes in school placement, including
1234	1236		placement in a juvenile justice alternative education program or
1235	1237		disciplinary alternative education program;
1236	1238		(E) referrals to or changes in counseling, mental
1237	1239		health, special education, or other services;
1238	1240		(F) placements in in-school suspension or
1239	1241		out-of-school suspension and incidents of expulsion;
1240	1242		(G) unexcused absences of 15 or more days during
1241	1243		the school year; and
1242	1244		(H) referrals to juvenile court for truancy; and
1243	1245		(5) the number and percentage of school personnel
1244	1246		trained in:
1245	1247		(A) a best-practices program or research-based
1246	1248		practice under Section 38.351 [Section 161.325, Health and Safety
1247	1249		Code], including the number and percentage of school personnel
1248	1250		trained in:
1249	1251		(i) suicide prevention; or
1250	1252		(ii) grief and trauma-informed practices;
1251	1253		(B) mental health or psychological first aid for
1252	1254		schools;
1253	1255		(C) training relating to the safe and supportive
1254	1256		school program established under Subsection (b); or
1255	1257		(D) any other program relating to safety
1256	1258		identified by the commissioner.
1257	1259		SECTION 5.012. Section 38.036(c), Education Code, is
1258	1260		amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
1259	1261		(c) The methods under Subsection (b)(1) for increasing
1260	1262		awareness and implementation of trauma-informed care must include
1261	1263		training as provided by this subsection. The training must be
1262	1264		provided:
1263	1265		(1) through a program selected from the list of
1264	1266		recommended best practice-based programs and research-based
1265	1267		practices established under Section 38.351 [Section 161.325,
1266	1268		Health and Safety Code];
1267	1269		(2) as part of any new employee orientation for all new
1268	1270		school district educators; and
1269	1271		(3) to existing school district educators on a
1270	1272		schedule adopted by the agency by rule that requires educators to be
1271	1273		trained at intervals necessary to keep educators informed of
1272	1274		developments in the field.
1273	1275		SECTION 5.013. Section 38.308, Education Code, is amended
1274	1276		to correct a reference to read as follows:
1275	1277		Sec. 38.308. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. The task force shall:
1276	1278		(1) gather data on:
1277	1279		(A) the number of students enrolled in each
1278	1280		school district and open-enrollment charter school;
1279	1281		(B) the number of individuals to whom each school
1280	1282		district or open-enrollment charter school provides the mental
1281	1283		health services described by Section 38.302(1);
1282	1284		(C) the number of individuals for whom each
1283	1285		school district or open-enrollment charter school has the resources
1284	1286		to provide the mental health services described by Section
1285	1287		38.302(1);
1286	1288		(D) the number of individuals described by
1287	1289		Paragraph (B) who are referred to an inpatient or outpatient mental
1288	1290		health provider;
1289	1291		(E) the number of individuals who are transported
1290	1292		from each school district or open-enrollment charter school for an
1291	1293		emergency detention under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code; and
1292	1294		(F) the race, ethnicity, gender, special
1293	1295		education status, educationally disadvantaged status, and
1294	1296		geographic location of:
1295	1297		(i) individuals who are provided the mental
1296	1298		health services described by Section 38.302(1);
1297	1299		(ii) individuals who are described by
1298	1300		Paragraph (D); and
1299	1301		(iii) individuals who are described by
1300	1302		Paragraph (E); and
1301	1303		(2) study, evaluate, and make recommendations
1302	1304		regarding the mental health services described by Section
1303	1305		38.302(1), the training described by Section 38.302(2), and the
1304	1306		impact of those mental health services, as described by Section
1305	1307		38.302(3), including addressing:
1306	1308		(A) the outcomes and the effectiveness of the
1307	1309		services and training provided, including the outcomes and
1308	1310		effectiveness of the service and training providers and the
1309	1311		programs under which services and training are provided, in:
1310	1312		(i) improving student academic achievement
1311	1313		and attendance;
1312	1314		(ii) reducing student disciplinary
1313	1315		proceedings, suspensions, placements in a disciplinary alternative
1314	1316		education program, and expulsions; and
1315	1317		(iii) delivering prevention and
1316	1318		intervention services to promote early mental health skills,
1317	1319		including:
1318	1320		(a) building skills relating to
1319	1321		managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive
1320	1322		relationships, and making responsible decisions;
1321	1323		(b) preventing substance abuse;
1322	1324		(c) preventing suicides;
1323	1325		(d) adhering to the purpose of the
1324	1326		relevant program services or training;
1325	1327		(e) promoting trauma-informed
1326	1328		practices;
1327	1329		(f) promoting a positive school
1328	1330		climate, as defined by Section 38.351(d) [Section 161.325(a-3),
1329	1331		Health and Safety Code], in the district or school; and
1330	1332		(g) improving physical and emotional
1331	1333		safety and well-being in the district or school and reducing
1332	1334		violence in the district or school;
1333	1335		(B) best practices for districts and schools in
1334	1336		implementing the services or training;
1335	1337		(C) disparities in the race, ethnicity, gender,
1336	1338		special education status, and geographic location of individuals
1337	1339		receiving the services; and
1338	1340		(D) best practices to replicate the services or
1339	1341		training for all districts and schools.
1340	1342		SECTION 5.014. (a) Section 38.351, Education Code, is
1341	1343		amended to conform to Chapter 464 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 86th
1342	1344		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by adding Subsection (i-1) and
1343	1345		amending Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows:
1344	1346		(i-1) A school district may develop practices and
1345	1347		procedures concerning each area listed in Subsection (c), including
1346	1348		mental health promotion and intervention, substance abuse
1347	1349		prevention and intervention, and suicide prevention, that include a
1348	1350		procedure for providing educational material to all parents and
1349	1351		families in the district that contains information on identifying
1350	1352		risk factors, accessing resources for treatment or support provided
1351	1353		on and off campus, and accessing available student accommodations
1352	1354		provided on campus.
1353	1355		(j) The practices and procedures developed under Subsection
1354	1356		(i) or (i-1):
1355	1357		(1) may address multiple areas listed in Subsection
1356	1358		(c) together; and
1357	1359		(2) must prohibit the use without the prior consent of
1358	1360		a student's parent or guardian of a medical screening of the student
1359	1361		as part of the process of identifying whether the student is
1360	1362		possibly in need of early mental health or substance abuse
1361	1363		intervention or suicide prevention.
1362	1364		(k) The practices and procedures developed under Subsection
1363	1365		(i) or (i-1) must be included in:
1364	1366		(1) the annual student handbook; and
1365	1367		(2) the district improvement plan under Section
1366	1368		11.252.
1367	1369		(b) Section 23, Chapter 464 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 86th
1368	1370		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Section
1369	1371		161.325(d), Health and Safety Code, is repealed.
1370	1372		SECTION 5.015. Section 39.059, Education Code, as added by
1371	1373		Chapters 870 (H.B. 3007) and 871 (H.B. 3011), Acts of the 86th
1372	1374		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to
1373	1375		read as follows:
1374	1376		Sec. 39.059. DATA TRANSPARENCY. (a) In this section:
1375	1377		(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
1376	1378		Education Coordinating Board.
1377	1379		(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
1378	1380		assigned by Section 61.003.
1379	1381		(b) Before the initial release of academic accountability
1380	1382		ratings for a school year:[,]
1381	1383		(1) the coordinating board shall provide to each
1382	1384		school district a copy of all source data as submitted to the
1383	1385		coordinating board by an institution of higher education that the
1384	1386		coordinating board provides to the agency to consider in:
1385	1387		(A) [(1)] determining the district's
1386	1388		accreditation status under Section 39.052; or
1387	1389		(B) [(2)] assigning performance ratings for the
1388	1390		district or the district's campuses under Section 39.054; and[.]
1389	1391		(2) the agency shall provide to each school district a
1390	1392		copy of all source data as submitted to the agency by an entity
1391	1393		other than the district that the agency considers in:
1392	1394		(A) [(1)] determining the district's
1393	1395		accreditation status under Section 39.052; or
1394	1396		(B) [(2)] assigning performance ratings for the
1395	1397		district or the district's campuses under Section 39.054.
1396	1398		SECTION 5.016. Section 39.413, Education Code, as amended
1397	1399		by Chapter 943 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1398	1400		Session, 2019, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Section
1399	1401		39.413, Education Code, by Chapter 439 (S.B. 1376), Acts of the 86th
1400	1402		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
1401	1403		SECTION 5.017. Section 39A.002, Education Code, is amended
1402	1404		to codify text inadvertently omitted from Chapter 467 (H.B. 4170),
1403	1405		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, and to conform
1404	1406		to Section 15, Chapter 925 (S.B. 1566), Acts of the 85th
1405	1407		Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, to read as follows:
1406	1408		Sec. 39A.002. AUTHORIZED COMMISSIONER ACTIONS. If a school
1407	1409		district is subject to commissioner action under Section 39A.001,
1408	1410		the commissioner may:
1409	1411		(1) issue public notice of the deficiency to the board
1410	1412		of trustees of the district;
1411	1413		(2) order a hearing to be conducted by the board of
1412	1414		trustees of the district to notify the public of:
1413	1415		(A) the insufficient performance;
1414	1416		(B) the improvements in performance expected by
1415	1417		the agency; and
1416	1418		(C) the interventions and sanctions that may be
1417	1419		imposed under this subchapter if the performance does not improve;
1418	1420		(3) order the preparation of a student achievement
1419	1421		improvement plan that addresses each academic achievement
1420	1422		indicator under Section 39.053(c) for which the district's
1421	1423		performance is insufficient, the submission of the plan to the
1422	1424		commissioner for approval, and the implementation of the plan;
1423	1425		(4) order a hearing to be held before the commissioner
1424	1426		or the commissioner's designee at which the president of the board
1425	1427		of trustees of the district and the district's superintendent shall
1426	1428		appear and explain the district's low performance, lack of
1427	1429		improvement, and plans for improvement;
1428	1430		(5) arrange a monitoring review of the district;
1429	1431		(6) appoint an agency monitor to participate in and
1430	1432		report to the agency on the activities of the board of trustees of
1431	1433		the district or superintendent;
1432	1434		(7) appoint a conservator to oversee the operations of
1433	1435		the district;
1434	1436		(8) appoint a management team to direct the operations
1435	1437		of the district in areas of insufficient performance or require the
1436	1438		district to obtain certain services under a contract with another
1437	1439		person; [or]
1438	1440		(9) authorize the district to enter into a memorandum
1439	1441		of understanding with an institution of higher education that
1440	1442		provides for the assistance of the institution of higher education
1441	1443		in improving the district's performance; or
1442	1444		(10) [(12)] order the use of the board improvement and
1443	1445		evaluation tool as provided by Section 11.182.
1444	1446		SECTION 5.018. Section 45.0032(d), Education Code, is
1445	1447		amended to conform to Chapter 943 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 86th
1446	1448		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
1447	1449		(d) For a district to which Section 26.08(a-1), Tax Code,
1448	1450		applies, the amount by which the district's maintenance tax rate
1449	1451		exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate, excluding the
1450	1452		district's current debt rate under Section 26.08(n)(3)
1451	1453		[26.08(n)(1)(C)], Tax Code, for the preceding year is not
1452	1454		considered in determining a district's tier one maintenance and
1453	1455		operations tax rate under Subsection (a) or the district's
1454	1456		enrichment tax rate under Subsection (b) for the current tax year.
1455	1457		SECTION 5.019. (a) Section 48.009, Education Code, is
1456	1458		amended to conform to Chapters 1036 (H.B. 548) and 1060 (H.B. 1051),
1457	1459		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, by adding
1458	1460		Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and (b-3) to read as follows:
1459	1461		(b-1) The commissioner by rule shall require each school
1460	1462		district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the
1461	1463		Public Education Information Management System information
1462	1464		disaggregated by campus and grade regarding:
1463	1465		(1) the number of children who are required to attend
1464	1466		school under Section 25.085, are not exempted under Section 25.086,
1465	1467		and fail to attend school without excuse for 10 or more days or
1466	1468		parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year;
1467	1469		(2) the number of students for whom the district
1468	1470		initiates a truancy prevention measure under Section 25.0915(a-4);
1469	1471		and
1470	1472		(3) the number of parents of students against whom an
1471	1473		attendance officer or other appropriate school official has filed a
1472	1474		complaint under Section 25.093.
1473	1475		(b-2) The commissioner by rule shall require each school
1474	1476		district and open-enrollment charter school to annually report
1475	1477		through the Public Education Information Management System
1476	1478		information regarding the number of students who are enrolled in a
1477	1479		high school equivalency program, a dropout recovery school, or an
1478	1480		adult education program provided under a high school diploma and
1479	1481		industry certification charter school program provided by the
1480	1482		district or school and who:
1481	1483		(1) are at least 18 years of age and under 26 years of
1482	1484		age;
1483	1485		(2) have not previously been reported to the agency as
1484	1486		dropouts; and
1485	1487		(3) enroll in the program at the district or school
1486	1488		after not attending school for a period of at least nine months.
1487	1489		(b-3) A student reported under Subsection (b-2) as having
1488	1490		enrolled in a high school equivalency program, a dropout recovery
1489	1491		school, or an adult education program provided under a high school
1490	1492		diploma and industry certification charter school program must be
1491	1493		reported through the Public Education Information Management
1492	1494		System as having previously dropped out of school.
1493	1495		(b) Section 39.053(g-4), Education Code, is amended to
1494	1496		correct a reference to read as follows:
1495	1497		(g-4) For purposes of the computation of dropout and
1496	1498		completion rates such as high school graduation rates under
1497	1499		Subsection (c)(1)(B)(ix), the commissioner shall exclude a student
1498	1500		who was reported as having dropped out of school under Section
1499	1501		48.009(b-3) [42.006(a-9)], and the student may not be considered to
1500	1502		have dropped out from the school district or campus in which the
1501	1503		student was last enrolled.
1502	1504		(c) The following provisions, which amended Section 42.006,
1503	1505		Education Code, are repealed:
1504	1506		(1) Section 2, Chapter 1036 (H.B. 548), Acts of the
1505	1507		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019; and
1506	1508		(2) Section 8, Chapter 1060 (H.B. 1051), Acts of the
1507	1509		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
1508	1510		SECTION 5.020. Section 42.168, Education Code, as added by
1509	1511		Chapter 464 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1510	1512		Session, 2019, is transferred to Subchapter C, Chapter 48,
1511	1513		Education Code, redesignated as Section 48.115, Education Code, and
1512	1514		amended to conform to changes made by Chapter 943 (H.B. 3), Acts of
1513	1515		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
1514	1516		Sec. 48.115 [42.168]. SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. (a) From
1515	1517		funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner shall provide
1516	1518		to a school district an annual allotment in the amount provided by
1517	1519		appropriation for each student in average daily attendance.
1518	1520		(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
1519	1521		improve school safety and security, including costs associated
1520	1522		with:
1521	1523		(1) securing school facilities, including:
1522	1524		(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
1523	1525		(B) the use or installation of physical barriers;
1524	1526		and
1525	1527		(C) the purchase and maintenance of:
1526	1528		(i) security cameras or other security
1527	1529		equipment; and
1528	1530		(ii) technology, including communications
1529	1531		systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
1530	1532		sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
1531	1533		an emergency;
1532	1534		(2) providing security for the district, including:
1533	1535		(A) employing school district peace officers,
1534	1536		private security officers, and school marshals; and
1535	1537		(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
1536	1538		agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
1537	1539		the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
1538	1540		district;
1539	1541		(3) school safety and security training and planning,
1540	1542		including:
1541	1543		(A) active shooter and emergency response
1542	1544		training;
1543	1545		(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
1544	1546		to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
1545	1547		(C) the prevention, identification, and
1546	1548		management of emergencies and threats, including:
1547	1549		(i) providing mental health personnel and
1548	1550		support;
1549	1551		(ii) providing behavioral health services;
1550	1552		and
1551	1553		(iii) establishing threat reporting
1552	1554		systems; and
1553	1555		(4) providing programs related to suicide prevention,
1554	1556		intervention, and postvention.
1555	1557		(c) A school district may use funds allocated under this
1556	1558		section for equipment or software that is used for a school safety
1557	1559		and security purpose and an instructional purpose, provided that
1558	1560		the instructional use does not compromise the safety and security
1559	1561		purpose of the equipment or software.
1560	1562		(d) A school district that is required to take action under
1561	1563		Chapter 49 [41] to reduce its local revenue level [wealth per
1562	1564		student] to the [equalized wealth] level established under Section
1563	1565		48.257 is entitled to a credit, in the amount of the allotments to
1564	1566		which the district is to receive as provided by appropriation,
1565	1567		against the total amount required under Section 49.153 [41.093] for
1566	1568		the district to purchase attendance credit [credits].
1567	1569		(e) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
1568	1570		section.
1569	1571		SECTION 5.021. Section 51.256(c), Education Code, is
1570	1572		amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173), Acts of the 86th
1571	1573		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
1572	1574		(c) Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting
1573	1575		a victim from making a report to a law enforcement agency using the
1574	1576		pseudonym form described by Article 58.102 [57.02], Code of
1575	1577		Criminal Procedure.
1576	1578		SECTION 5.022. Sections 59.01(1) and (3), Education Code,
1577	1579		as amended by Chapters 8 (H.B. 826), 225 (H.B. 1592), and 294 (H.B.
1578	1580		2867), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are
1579	1581		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
1580	1582		(1) "Health care professional staff members or
1581	1583		students" means:
1582	1584		(A) physicians, dentists, veterinarians,
1583	1585		podiatrists, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and other
1584	1586		health care providers who:
1585	1587		(i) are appointed to the faculty or
1586	1588		employed by or volunteer for The University of Texas System, The
1587	1589		Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, the
1588	1590		Texas State University System, [the Sam Houston State University
1589	1591		College of Osteopathic Medicine,] the University of Houston System,
1590	1592		[the University of Houston College of Medicine,] Stephen F. Austin
1591	1593		State University, or the University of North Texas System; and
1592	1594		(ii) either:
1593	1595		(a) are appointed or employed on a
1594	1596		full-time basis; or
1595	1597		(b) are appointed or volunteer on a
1596	1598		part-time basis and who devote their total professional service to
1597	1599		providing health services or provide services to patients by
1598	1600		assignment from the department chairman; and
1599	1601		(B) interns, residents, fellows, medical
1600	1602		students, dental students, veterinary students, students of
1601	1603		osteopathic medicine, nursing students, pharmacy students, and
1602	1604		students of any other health care profession that requires a
1603	1605		license, certificate, or other authorization under Title 3,
1604	1606		Occupations Code, participating in a patient-care program in The
1605	1607		University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, the
1606	1608		Texas Tech University System, the Texas State University System,
1607	1609		[the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine,]
1608	1610		the University of Houston System, [the University of Houston
1609	1611		College of Medicine,] Stephen F. Austin State University, or the
1610	1612		University of North Texas System.
1611	1613		(3) "Board" means the board of regents of The
1612	1614		University of Texas System, the board of regents of The Texas A&M
1613	1615		University System, the board of regents of the Texas Tech
1614	1616		University System, the board of regents of the Texas State
1615	1617		University System, the board of regents of the University of
1616	1618		Houston System, the board of regents of Stephen F. Austin State
1617	1619		University, or the board of regents of the University of North Texas
1618	1620		System.
1619	1621		SECTION 5.023. Sections 59.02(a) and (c), Education Code,
1620	1622		as amended by Chapters 8 (H.B. 826), 225 (H.B. 1592), and 294 (H.B.
1621	1623		2867), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are
1622	1624		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
1623	1625		(a) Each board may establish a separate self-insurance fund
1624	1626		to pay any damages adjudged in a court of competent jurisdiction or
1625	1627		a settlement of any health care liability claim against a health
1626	1628		care professional staff member or student arising from the exercise
1627	1629		of the member's or student's appointment, duties, or training with
1628	1630		The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System,
1629	1631		the Texas Tech University System, the Texas State University
1630	1632		System, [the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic
1631	1633		Medicine,] the University of Houston System, [the University of
1632	1634		Houston College of Medicine,] Stephen F. Austin State University,
1633	1635		or the University of North Texas System.
1634	1636		(c) On the establishment of each fund, transfers to the fund
1635	1637		shall be made in an amount and at such intervals as determined by
1636	1638		the board. Each board may receive and accept any gifts or donations
1637	1639		specified for the purposes of this subchapter and deposit those
1638	1640		gifts or donations into the fund. Each board may invest money
1639	1641		deposited in the fund, and any income received shall be retained in
1640	1642		the fund. The money shall be deposited in any of the approved
1641	1643		depository banks of The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M
1642	1644		University System, the Texas Tech University System, the Texas
1643	1645		State University System, the University of Houston System, Stephen
1644	1646		F. Austin State University, or the University of North Texas
1645	1647		System. All expenditures from the funds shall be paid pursuant to
1646	1648		approval by the boards.
1647	1649		SECTION 5.024. Section 59.06, Education Code, as amended by
1648	1650		Chapters 8 (H.B. 826) and 225 (H.B. 1592), Acts of the 86th
1649	1651		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to
1650	1652		read as follows:
1651	1653		Sec. 59.06. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATED FUNDS. Funds
1652	1654		appropriated by the legislature to The University of Texas System,
1653	1655		The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System,
1654	1656		the Texas State University System, the University of Houston
1655	1657		System, [to the University of Houston for the University of Houston
1656	1658		College of Medicine,] Stephen F. Austin State University, or the
1657	1659		University of North Texas System from the General Revenue Fund may
1658	1660		not be used to establish or maintain the fund, to purchase
1659	1661		insurance, or to employ private legal counsel.
1660	1662		SECTION 5.025. Section 63.002(c), Education Code, as
1661	1663		amended by Chapters 8 (H.B. 826), 294 (H.B. 2867), and 517 (S.B.
1662	1664		479), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
1663	1665		reenacted and amended to read as follows:
1664	1666		(c) The amount available for distribution from the fund may
1665	1667		be appropriated only for programs that benefit medical research,
1666	1668		health education, or treatment programs at the following
1667	1669		health-related institutions of higher education:
1668	1670		(1) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
1669	1671		San Antonio;
1670	1672		(2) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
1671	1673		Center;
1672	1674		(3) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
1673	1675		Center;
1674	1676		(4) The University of Texas Medical Branch at
1675	1677		Galveston;
1676	1678		(5) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
1677	1679		Houston;
1678	1680		(6) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
1679	1681		Tyler;
1680	1682		(7) The University of Texas Health Science
1681	1683		Center--South Texas and its component institutions, if established
1682	1684		under Subchapter N, Chapter 74;
1683	1685		(8) The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;
1684	1686		(9) the University of North Texas Health Science
1685	1687		Center at Fort Worth;
1686	1688		(10) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;
1687	1689		(11) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
1688	1690		at El Paso;
1689	1691		(12) the University of Houston College of Medicine;
1690	1692		[and]
1691	1693		(13) the Sam Houston State University College of
1692	1694		Osteopathic Medicine; [and]
1693	1695		(14) the Dell Medical School at The University of
1694	1696		Texas at Austin; and
1695	1697		(15) [(13)] Baylor College of Medicine, if a contract
1696	1698		between Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Higher Education
1697	1699		Coordinating Board is in effect under Section 61.092.
1698	1700		ARTICLE 6. CHANGES RELATING TO ELECTION CODE
1699	1701		SECTION 6.001. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, as amended
1700	1702		by Chapters 469 (H.B. 4173), 489 (H.B. 3100), and 1146 (H.B. 2910),
1701	1703		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted
1702	1704		to read as follows:
1703	1705		(c) The following information furnished on a registration
1704	1706		application is confidential and does not constitute public
1705	1707		information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
1706	1708		(1) a social security number;
1707	1709		(2) a Texas driver's license number;
1708	1710		(3) a number of a personal identification card issued
1709	1711		by the Department of Public Safety;
1710	1712		(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in
1711	1713		working as an election judge;
1712	1714		(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the
1713	1715		applicant is a federal judge or state judge, the spouse of a federal
1714	1716		judge or state judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by
1715	1717		Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom
1716	1718		Section 552.1175, Government Code, or Section 521.1211,
1717	1719		Transportation Code, applies and the applicant:
1718	1720		(A) included an affidavit with the registration
1719	1721		application describing the applicant's status under this
1720	1722		subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or
1721	1723		the spouse of a federal judge or state judge;
1722	1724		(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit
1723	1725		describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, if the
1724	1726		applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
1725	1727		federal judge or state judge; or
1726	1728		(C) provided the registrar with a completed form
1727	1729		approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
1728	1730		registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision;
1729	1731		(6) the residence address of the applicant, if the
1730	1732		applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
1731	1733		applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
1732	1734		Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
1733	1735		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
1734	1736		Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
1735	1737		protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
1736	1738		or
1737	1739		(B) other independent documentary evidence
1738	1740		necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
1739	1741		another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
1740	1742		violence;
1741	1743		(7) the residence address of the applicant, if the
1742	1744		applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
1743	1745		applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
1744	1746		stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
1745	1747		with:
1746	1748		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
1747	1749		Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
1748	1750		magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
1749	1751		17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
1750	1752		(B) other independent documentary evidence
1751	1753		necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
1752	1754		another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
1753	1755		assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
1754	1756		(8) the residence address of the applicant, if the
1755	1757		applicant:
1756	1758		(A) is a participant in the address
1757	1759		confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
1758	1760		Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
1759	1761		(B) provided the registrar with proof of
1760	1762		certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
1761	1763		(9) the telephone number of any applicant submitting
1762	1764		documentation under Subdivision (5), (6), (7), or (8).
1763	1765		SECTION 6.002. Section 87.121, Election Code, as amended by
1764	1766		Chapters 1083 (H.B. 1850) and 1215 (S.B. 902), Acts of the 86th
1765	1767		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to
1766	1768		read as follows:
1767	1769		Sec. 87.121. EARLY VOTING ROSTERS. (a) The early voting
1768	1770		clerk shall maintain for each election a roster listing each person
1769	1771		who votes an early voting ballot by personal appearance and a roster
1770	1772		listing each person to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by
1771	1773		mail is sent.
1772	1774		(b) For each person listed, the applicable roster must
1773	1775		include:
1774	1776		(1) the person's name, address, and voter registration
1775	1777		number;
1776	1778		(2) an identification of the person's county election
1777	1779		precinct of registration; and
1778	1780		(3) the date of voting or the date the ballot was
1779	1781		mailed to the person, as applicable.
1780	1782		(c) Each roster shall be updated daily.
1781	1783		(d) Each roster may be maintained in any form approved by
1782	1784		the secretary of state.
1783	1785		(e) The clerk shall preserve each roster after the election
1784	1786		for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
1785	1787		(f) Information on the roster for a person to whom an early
1786	1788		voting mail ballot has been sent is not available for public
1787	1789		inspection, except to the voter seeking to verify that the
1788	1790		information pertaining to the voter is accurate, until the first
1789	1791		business day after election day.
1790	1792		(g) Information on the roster for a person who votes an
1791	1793		early voting ballot by personal appearance shall be made available
1792	1794		for public inspection as provided by Subsection (i) not later than
1793	1795		11 a.m. on the day after the date the information is entered on the
1794	1796		roster under Subsection (c).
1795	1797		(h) Information on the roster for a person who votes an
1796	1798		early voting ballot by mail shall be made available for public
1797	1799		inspection as provided by Subsection (i) not later than 11 a.m. on
1798	1800		the day following the day the early voting clerk receives a ballot
1799	1801		voted by mail.
1800	1802		(i) The information under Subsections (g) and (h) must be
1801	1803		made available:
1802	1804		(1) for an election in which the county clerk is the
1803	1805		early voting clerk:
1804	1806		(A) on the publicly accessible Internet website
1805	1807		of the county; or
1806	1808		(B) if the county does not maintain a website, on
1807	1809		the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the
1808	1810		commissioners court; or
1809	1811		(2) for an election not described by Subdivision (1):
1810	1812		(A) on the publicly accessible Internet website
1811	1813		of the authority ordering the election; or
1812	1814		(B) if the authority ordering the election does
1813	1815		not maintain a website, on the bulletin board used for posting
1814	1816		notice of meetings of the governing body of the authority.
1815	1817		(j) [(i)] The early voting clerk for a primary election or
1816	1818		the general election for state and county officers shall submit to
1817	1819		the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's
1818	1820		Internet website the information described by:
1819	1821		(1) Subsection (g) not later than 11 a.m. on the day
1820	1822		after the date the information is entered on the roster under
1821	1823		Subsection (c); and
1822	1824		(2) Subsection (h) not later than 11 a.m. on the day
1823	1825		following the day the early voting clerk receives a ballot voted by
1824	1826		mail.
1825	1827		(k) [(j)] The secretary of state shall [make any early
1826	1828		voting roster created under this section available to the public on
1827	1829		the secretary's Internet website.
1828	1830		[(j) The secretary of state shall] post the information
1829	1831		described by Subsection (j) [(i)] on the secretary of state's
1830	1832		Internet website in a downloadable format.
1831	1833		(l) [(k)] The secretary of state shall create a system for
1832	1834		an early voting clerk for a primary election or the general election
1833	1835		for state and county officers to provide the information to the
1834	1836		secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet
1835	1837		website under Subsection (j) [(i)].
1836	1838		SECTION 6.003. Section 172.113(e), Election Code, is
1837	1839		amended to read as follows:
1838	1840		(e) On completing the tabulation, the authority shall:
1839	1841		(1) deliver it to the general custodian; or
1840	1842		(2) post the tabulation on:
1841	1843		(A) [on] the county's website; and
1842	1844		(B) if required by secretary of state rule, the
1843	1845		secretary of state's website.
1844	1846		ARTICLE 7. CHANGES RELATING TO FAMILY CODE
1845	1847		SECTION 7.001. Section 33.006, Family Code, is amended to
1846	1848		correct a reference to read as follows:
1847	1849		Sec. 33.006. GUARDIAN AD LITEM IMMUNITY. A guardian ad
1848	1850		litem appointed under this chapter and acting in the course and
1849	1851		scope of the appointment is not liable for damages arising from an
1850	1852		act or omission of the guardian ad litem committed in good faith.
1851	1853		The immunity granted by this section does not apply if the conduct
1852	1854		of the guardian ad litem is committed in a manner described by
1853	1855		Sections 107.009(b)(1)-(3) [107.003(b)(1)-(4)].
1854	1856		ARTICLE 8. CHANGES RELATING TO FINANCE CODE
1855	1857		SECTION 8.001. Section 184.003(e), Finance Code, is amended
1856	1858		to conform to Section 23, Chapter 528 (H.B. 2155), Acts of the 77th
1857	1859		Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, to read as follows:
1858	1860		(e) Subject to the exercise of prudent judgment, a state
1859	1861		trust company may invest its secondary capital in real property.
1860	1862		The factors to be considered by a state trust company in exercise of
1861	1863		prudent judgment include the factors contained in Section
1862	1864		184.101(e) [184.101(f)].
1863	1865		ARTICLE 9. CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE
1864	1866		PART A. GENERAL CHANGES
1865	1867		SECTION 9.001. Section 25.0202(a), Government Code, as
1866	1868		amended by Chapters 606 (S.B. 891) and 696 (S.B. 2342), Acts of the
1867	1869		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended
1868	1870		to read as follows:
1869	1871		(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
1870	1872		25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Bosque County has
1871	1873		concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
1872	1874		(1) family law cases and proceedings; [and]
1873	1875		(2) contested probate matters under Section 32.003,
1874	1876		Estates Code; and
1875	1877		(3) [(4)] felony cases transferred from the district
1876	1878		court to conduct arraignments, pretrial hearings, and motions to
1877	1879		adjudicate or revoke and to accept guilty pleas.
1878	1880		SECTION 9.002. Section 54.101(b), Government Code, as added
1879	1881		by Chapter 355 (H.B. 452), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1880	1882		Session, 2019, is repealed as duplicative of Section 54.101(b),
1881	1883		Government Code, as added by Chapter 606 (S.B. 891), Acts of the
1882	1884		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
1883	1885		SECTION 9.003. Subtitle I, Title 2, Government Code, is
1884	1886		repealed as duplicative of the substantive provisions referenced in
1885	1887		the subtitle.
1886	1888		SECTION 9.004. The following provisions are repealed as
1887	1889		duplicative of Section 418.056, Government Code, as added by
1888	1890		Chapter 602 (S.B. 799), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1889	1891		Session, 2019:
1890	1892		(1) Section 418.054, Government Code, as added by
1891	1893		Chapter 576 (S.B. 289), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1892	1894		Session, 2019; and
1893	1895		(2) Section 418.054, Government Code, as added by
1894	1896		Chapter 1018 (H.B. 6), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1895	1897		Session, 2019.
1896	1898		SECTION 9.005. Section 436.054(b), Government Code, as
1897	1899		amended by Chapters 276 (S.B. 2131) and 800 (H.B. 2119), Acts of the
1898	1900		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted to read as
1899	1901		follows:
1900	1902		(b) The commission is a governmental body for purposes of
1901	1903		the open meetings law, Chapter 551. Except as otherwise provided by
1902	1904		this section, Chapter 551 applies to a meeting of the commission.
1903	1905		SECTION 9.006. (a) Sections 478.0001(3) and (7), Government
1904	1906		Code, as effective April 1, 2021, are amended to conform to Chapter
1905	1907		1223 (H.B. 2402), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
1906	1908		2019, to read as follows:
1907	1909		(3) "Event" means any of the following and includes
1908	1910		any activity related to or associated with the following:
1909	1911		(A) the Academy of Country Music Awards;
1910	1912		(B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic
1911	1913		Games;
1912	1914		(C) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship
1913	1915		game;
1914	1916		(D) the Breeders' Cup World Championships;
1915	1917		(E) [(D)] a game of the College Football Playoff
1916	1918		or its successor;
1917	1919		(F) a CONVRG conference;
1918	1920		(G) [(E)] an Elite Rodeo Association World
1919	1921		Championship;
1920	1922		(H) [(F)] a Formula One automobile race;
1921	1923		(I) [(G)] the largest event held each year at a
1922	1924		sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating
1923	1925		capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least
1924	1926		125,000;
1925	1927		(J) [(H)] the Major League Baseball All-Star
1926	1928		Game;
1927	1929		(K) [(I)] the Major League Soccer All-Star Game
1928	1930		or the Major League Soccer Cup;
1929	1931		(L) [(J)] a mixed martial arts championship;
1930	1932		(M) [(K)] the Moto Grand Prix of the United
1931	1933		States;
1932	1934		(N) [(L)] the National Association for Stock Car
1933	1935		Auto Racing (NASCAR):
1934	1936		(i) All-Star Race; or
1935	1937		(ii) season-ending Championship Race;
1936	1938		(O) [(M)] the National Basketball Association
1937	1939		All-Star Game;
1938	1940		(P) [(N)] a National Collegiate Athletic
1939	1941		Association Final Four tournament game;
1940	1942		(Q) [(O)] the National Collegiate Athletic
1941	1943		Association men's or women's lacrosse championships;
1942	1944		(R) [(P)] a national collegiate championship of
1943	1945		an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the
1944	1946		sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee;
1945	1947		(S) [(Q)] the National Cutting Horse Association
1946	1948		Triple Crown;
1947	1949		(T) [(R)] the National Hockey League All-Star
1948	1950		Game;
1949	1951		(U) [(S)] a national political convention of the
1950	1952		Republican National Committee or the Democratic National
1951	1953		Committee;
1952	1954		(V) a championship event in the National Reined
1953	1955		Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Championship Series;
1954	1956		(W) [(T)] an Olympic activity, including a
1955	1957		Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program
1956	1958		sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community
1957	1959		Olympic Development Program;
1958	1960		(X) [(U)] a presidential general election
1959	1961		debate;
1960	1962		(Y) [(V)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
1961	1963		Association National Finals Rodeo;
1962	1964		(Z) [(W)] a Super Bowl;
1963	1965		(AA) [(X)] the United States Open Championship;
1964	1966		(BB) [(Y)] a World Cup soccer game or the World
1965	1967		Cup soccer tournament;
1966	1968		(CC) [(Z)] the World Games;
1967	1969		(DD) a World Wrestling Entertainment
1968	1970		WrestleMania event; or
1969	1971		(EE) [(AA)] the X Games.
1970	1972		(7) "Site selection organization" means:
1971	1973		(A) the Academy of Country Music;
1972	1974		(B) the Amateur Athletic Union;
1973	1975		(C) the Big 12 Conference;
1974	1976		(D) the College Football Playoff Administration,
1975	1977		LLC, or its successor;
1976	1978		(E) [(D)] the Commission on Presidential
1977	1979		Debates;
1978	1980		(F) [(E)] the Democratic National Committee;
1979	1981		(G) [(F)] Dorna Sports;
1980	1982		(H) [(G)] the Elite Rodeo Association;
1981	1983		(I) Encore Live;
1982	1984		(J) [(H)] ESPN or an affiliate;
1983	1985		(K) [(I)] the Federation Internationale de
1984	1986		Football Association (FIFA);
1985	1987		(L) [(J)] the International World Games
1986	1988		Association;
1987	1989		(M) [(K)] Major League Baseball;
1988	1990		(N) [(L)] Major League Soccer;
1989	1991		(O) [(M)] the National Association for Stock Car
1990	1992		Auto Racing (NASCAR);
1991	1993		(P) [(N)] the National Basketball Association;
1992	1994		(Q) [(O)] the National Collegiate Athletic
1993	1995		Association;
1994	1996		(R) [(P)] the National Cutting Horse
1995	1997		Association;
1996	1998		(S) [(Q)] the National Football League;
1997	1999		(T) [(R)] the National Hockey League;
1998	2000		(U) the National Reined Cow Horse Association
1999	2001		(NRCHA);
2000	2002		(V) [(S)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
2001	2003		Association;
2002	2004		(W) [(T)] the Republican National Committee;
2003	2005		(X) [(U)] the Ultimate Fighting Championship;
2004	2006		(Y) [(V)] the United States Golf Association;
2005	2007		(Z) [(W)] the United States Olympic Committee;
2006	2008		(AA) World Wrestling Entertainment; or
2007	2009		(BB) [(X)] the national governing body of a sport
2008	2010		that is recognized by:
2009	2011		(i) the Federation Internationale de
2010	2012		l'Automobile;
2011	2013		(ii) Formula One Management Limited;
2012	2014		(iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing
2013	2015		Association; or
2014	2016		(iv) the United States Olympic Committee.
2015	2017		(b) Section 1, Chapter 1223 (H.B. 2402), Acts of the 86th
2016	2018		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Sections
2017	2019		5A(a)(4) and (5), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th
2018	2020		Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's
2019	2021		Texas Civil Statutes), is repealed.
2020	2022		SECTION 9.007. Section 478.0107, Government Code, as
2021	2023		effective April 1, 2021, is amended to codify text inadvertently
2022	2024		omitted from Chapter 301 (H.B. 4174), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2023	2025		Regular Session, 2019, by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
2024	2026		(c) This section does not require disclosure of information
2025	2027		that is confidential under Chapter 552 or confidential or
2026	2028		privileged under other law.
2027	2029		SECTION 9.008. Section 497.010(c), Government Code, is
2028	2030		amended to conform to Section 16, Chapter 1250 (H.B. 4181), Acts of
2029	2031		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2030	2032		(c) It is an exception to the application of this section
2031	2033		that the article or product sold is:
2032	2034		(1) a state flag or similar item produced for sale or
2033	2035		distribution by the legislature under Section 301.071 [301.034]; or
2034	2036		(2) a service provided under a contract for which the
2035	2037		Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program
2036	2038		operated by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and authorized by 18
2037	2039		U.S.C. Section 1761 does not require certification.
2038	2040		SECTION 9.009. Section 531.0996(e), Government Code, as
2039	2041		added by Chapter 973 (S.B. 748), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2040	2042		Regular Session, 2019, is amended to conform to the repeal of
2041	2043		Section 531.02176, Government Code, by Chapters 964 (S.B. 670) and
2042	2044		1061 (H.B. 1063), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
2043	2045		2019, to read as follows:
2044	2046		(e) The [Notwithstanding Section 531.02176, the] commission
2045	2047		may:
2046	2048		(1) provide home telemonitoring services and
2047	2049		necessary durable medical equipment to pilot program participants
2048	2050		who are at risk of experiencing pregnancy-related complications, as
2049	2051		determined by a physician, to the extent the commission anticipates
2050	2052		the services and equipment will reduce unnecessary emergency room
2051	2053		visits or hospitalizations; and
2052	2054		(2) reimburse providers under Medicaid for the
2053	2055		provision of home telemonitoring services and durable medical
2054	2056		equipment under the pilot program.
2055	2057		SECTION 9.010. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, as
2056	2058		reenacted and amended by Chapters 367 (H.B. 1351), 633 (S.B. 1494),
2057	2059		1146 (H.B. 2910), 1213 (S.B. 662), and 1245 (H.B. 2446), Acts of the
2058	2060		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended
2059	2061		to read as follows:
2060	2062		(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of
2061	2063		Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home
2062	2064		address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or
2063	2065		social security number of the following person or that reveals
2064	2066		whether the person has family members:
2065	2067		(1) a current or former official or employee of a
2066	2068		governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
2067	2069		(2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
2068	2070		Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under
2069	2071		Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer
2070	2072		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
2071	2073		(3) a current or former employee of the Texas
2072	2074		Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
2073	2075		the department or any division of the department, regardless of
2074	2076		whether the current or former employee complies with Section
2075	2077		552.1175;
2076	2078		(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
2077	2079		Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement
2078	2080		officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections
2079	2081		officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this
2080	2082		state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the
2081	2083		deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
2082	2084		(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
2083	2085		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the
2084	2086		officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
2085	2087		(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision
2086	2088		and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who
2087	2089		performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of
2088	2090		whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or
2089	2091		552.1175;
2090	2092		(7) a current or former employee of the office of the
2091	2093		attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
2092	2094		the duties of which involve law enforcement, regardless of whether
2093	2095		the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or
2094	2096		552.1175;
2095	2097		(8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile
2096	2098		Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the
2097	2099		department, regardless of whether the current or former employee
2098	2100		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
2099	2101		(9) a current or former juvenile probation or
2100	2102		supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
2101	2103		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
2102	2104		under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the
2103	2105		current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or
2104	2106		552.1175;
2105	2107		(10) a current or former employee of a juvenile
2106	2108		justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
2107	2109		261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former
2108	2110		employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
2109	2111		(11) a current or former member of the United States
2110	2112		Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary
2111	2113		service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas
2112	2114		military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
2113	2115		(12) a current or former district attorney, criminal
2114	2116		district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
2115	2117		jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
2116	2118		matters, regardless of whether the current or former attorney
2117	2119		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
2118	2120		(13) a current or former employee of a district
2119	2121		attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
2120	2122		attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
2121	2123		protective services matters, regardless of whether the current or
2122	2124		former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
2123	2125		(14) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
2124	2126		Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
2125	2127		a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or
2126	2128		former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; [or]
2127	2129		(15) a current or former federal judge or state judge,
2128	2130		as those terms are defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, or a
2129	2131		spouse of a current or former federal judge or state judge;
2130	2132		(16) a current or former child protective services
2131	2133		caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
2132	2134		for the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of
2133	2135		whether the caseworker or investigator complies with Section
2134	2136		552.024 or 552.1175, or a current or former employee of a department
2135	2137		contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult
2136	2138		protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the
2137	2139		contractor on behalf of the department; [or]
2138	2140		(17) [(16)] a state officer elected statewide or a
2139	2141		member of the legislature, regardless of whether the officer or
2140	2142		member complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
2141	2143		(18) [(16)] a current or former United States attorney
2142	2144		or assistant United States attorney and the spouse or child of the
2143	2145		attorney; or
2144	2146		(19) [(16)] a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
2145	2147		emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
2146	2148		Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the firefighter or
2147	2149		volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel
2148	2150		comply with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable.
2149	2151		SECTION 9.011. Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, as
2150	2152		amended by Chapters 367 (H.B. 1351), 633 (S.B. 1494), 1146 (H.B.
2151	2153		2910), 1213 (S.B. 662), and 1245 (H.B. 2446), Acts of the 86th
2152	2154		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to
2153	2155		read as follows:
2154	2156		(a) This section applies only to:
2155	2157		(1) peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
2156	2158		Criminal Procedure, or special investigators as described by
2157	2159		Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure;
2158	2160		(2) county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001,
2159	2161		Occupations Code;
2160	2162		(3) current or former employees of the Texas
2161	2163		Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
2162	2164		the department or any division of the department;
2163	2165		(4) commissioned security officers as defined by
2164	2166		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
2165	2167		(5) a current or former district attorney, criminal
2166	2168		district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
2167	2169		jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
2168	2170		matters;
2169	2171		(5-a) a current or former employee of a district
2170	2172		attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
2171	2173		attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
2172	2174		protective services matters;
2173	2175		(6) officers and employees of a community supervision
2174	2176		and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform
2175	2177		a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
2176	2178		(7) criminal investigators of the United States as
2177	2179		described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
2178	2180		(8) police officers and inspectors of the United
2179	2181		States Federal Protective Service;
2180	2182		(9) current and former employees of the office of the
2181	2183		attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that
2182	2184		office the duties of which involve law enforcement;
2183	2185		(10) current or former juvenile probation and
2184	2186		detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
2185	2187		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
2186	2188		under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
2187	2189		(11) current or former employees of a juvenile justice
2188	2190		program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405,
2189	2191		Family Code;
2190	2192		(12) current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile
2191	2193		Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the
2192	2194		department;
2193	2195		(13) federal judges and state judges as defined by
2194	2196		Section 1.005, Election Code;
2195	2197		(14) current or former employees of the Texas Civil
2196	2198		Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
2197	2199		a division of the office; [and]
2198	2200		(15) a current or former member of the United States
2199	2201		Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary
2200	2202		service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas
2201	2203		military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
2202	2204		(16) [(15)] a current or former child protective
2203	2205		services caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or
2204	2206		investigator for the Department of Family and Protective Services
2205	2207		or a current or former employee of a department contractor
2206	2208		performing child protective services caseworker, adult protective
2207	2209		services caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor
2208	2210		on behalf of the department; [and]
2209	2211		(17) [(15)] state officers elected statewide and
2210	2212		members of the legislature; and
2211	2213		(18) [(15)] a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
2212	2214		emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
2213	2215		Health and Safety Code.
2214	2216		SECTION 9.012. Sections 659.016(e) and (f), Government
2215	2217		Code, are amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
2216	2218		(e) A deduction may be made from the salary of an employee
2217	2219		who is exempt as an executive, professional, or administrative
2218	2220		employee under 29 U.S.C. Section 213(a)(1) if:
2219	2221		(1) the employee is not at work for a full day or
2220	2222		longer for personal reasons other than sickness, accident, jury
2221	2223		duty, attendance as a witness at a judicial proceeding, or
2222	2224		temporary military leave;
2223	2225		(2) the employee is not at work for a full day or
2224	2226		longer because of sickness or disability, including sickness or
2225	2227		disability covered by workers' compensation benefits, and the
2226	2228		employee's paid sick leave or workers' compensation benefits have
2227	2229		been exhausted;
2228	2230		(3) the deduction is a penalty imposed for a violation
2229	2231		of a significant safety rule relating to prevention of serious
2230	2232		danger in the workplace to other persons, including other
2231	2233		employees; or
2232	2234		(4) in accordance with the special provisions
2233	2235		applicable to executive, professional, or administrative employees
2234	2236		of public agencies set forth in 29 C.F.R. Section 541.710 [541.5d],
2235	2237		the employee is not at work for less than one day for personal
2236	2238		reasons or because of illness or injury and accrued leave is not
2237	2239		used by the employee because:
2238	2240		(A) permission to use accrued leave was not
2239	2241		sought or was denied;
2240	2242		(B) accrued leave has been exhausted; or
2241	2243		(C) the employee chooses to use leave without
2242	2244		pay.
2243	2245		(f) In accordance with 29 C.F.R. Section 541.710 [541.5d], a
2244	2246		deduction from the pay of an executive, professional, or
2245	2247		administrative employee because of an absence from work caused by a
2246	2248		furlough related to the budget does not affect the employee's
2247	2249		status as an employee paid on a salary basis, except for any
2248	2250		workweek in which the furlough occurs and for which the employee's
2249	2251		pay is accordingly reduced.
2250	2252		SECTION 9.013. Section 772.0064(i), Government Code, is
2251	2253		amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173), Acts of the 86th
2252	2254		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2253	2255		(i) The task force shall:
2254	2256		(1) develop policy recommendations to allow the state
2255	2257		to:
2256	2258		(A) effectively coordinate funding for services
2257	2259		to child and adult survivors; and
2258	2260		(B) better prevent, investigate, and prosecute
2259	2261		incidents of sexual assault and other sex offenses;
2260	2262		(2) facilitate communication and cooperation between
2261	2263		state agencies that have duties relating to the prevention,
2262	2264		investigation, or prosecution of sexual assault or other sex
2263	2265		offenses or services provided to survivors in order to identify and
2264	2266		coordinate state resources available for assisting survivors;
2265	2267		(3) collect, analyze, and make publicly available
2266	2268		information, organized by region, regarding the prevention,
2267	2269		investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex
2268	2270		offenses and services provided to survivors, including a list of
2269	2271		SAFE-ready facilities designated under Section 323.0015, Health
2270	2272		and Safety Code;
2271	2273		(4) make and periodically update recommendations
2272	2274		regarding the collection, preservation, tracking, analysis, and
2273	2275		destruction of evidence in cases of sexual assault or other sex
2274	2276		offenses, including recommendations:
2275	2277		(A) to the attorney general regarding:
2276	2278		(i) evidence collection kits for use in the
2277	2279		collection and preservation of evidence of sexual assault or other
2278	2280		sex offenses;
2279	2281		(ii) protocols for the collection and
2280	2282		preservation of evidence of sexual assault or other sex offenses;
2281	2283		(iii) the curriculum for training programs
2282	2284		on collecting and preserving evidence of sexual assault and other
2283	2285		sex offenses; and
2284	2286		(iv) the requirements for certification of
2285	2287		sexual assault nurse examiners; and
2286	2288		(B) to other appropriate individuals or
2287	2289		organizations, regarding:
2288	2290		(i) the procedures for obtaining patient
2289	2291		authorization for forensic medical examinations of child and adult
2290	2292		survivors under Subchapters F and G, Chapter 56A [Articles 56.06
2291	2293		and 56.065], Code of Criminal Procedure;
2292	2294		(ii) the requirements for maintaining an
2293	2295		appropriate evidentiary chain of custody;
2294	2296		(iii) the identification and reporting of
2295	2297		untested evidence throughout the state; and
2296	2298		(iv) standards for the submission of
2297	2299		evidence to forensic laboratories for analysis, including
2298	2300		procedures for submitting evidence in cases for which no evidence
2299	2301		has been previously submitted or tested;
2300	2302		(5) advise and provide resources to the Texas
2301	2303		Commission on Law Enforcement and other law enforcement
2302	2304		organizations to improve law enforcement officer training related
2303	2305		to the investigation and documentation of cases involving sexual
2304	2306		assault and other sex offenses, with a focus on the interactions
2305	2307		between law enforcement officers and survivors;
2306	2308		(6) provide to law enforcement agencies, prosecutors,
2307	2309		and judges with jurisdiction over sexual assault or other sex
2308	2310		offense cases information and resources to maximize effective and
2309	2311		empathetic investigation, prosecution, and hearings, including
2310	2312		information and resources:
2311	2313		(A) regarding trauma-informed practices and the
2312	2314		dynamics and effects of sexual assault and other sex offenses on
2313	2315		child and adult survivors;
2314	2316		(B) intended to improve the understanding of and
2315	2317		the response to sexual assault or other sex offenses;
2316	2318		(C) regarding best practices in the
2317	2319		investigation and prosecution of sexual assault or other sex
2318	2320		offenses; and
2319	2321		(D) for judges regarding common issues in the
2320	2322		criminal trials of sexual assault and other sex offenses;
2321	2323		(7) biennially contract for a survey of the resources
2322	2324		provided to survivors by nonprofit organizations, health care
2323	2325		facilities, institutions of higher education, sexual assault
2324	2326		response teams, and other governmental entities in each region of
2325	2327		the state;
2326	2328		(8) make recommendations as necessary to improve the
2327	2329		collecting and reporting of data on the investigation and
2328	2330		prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses; and
2329	2331		(9) develop a statewide standard for best practices in
2330	2332		the funding and provision of services to survivors by nonprofit
2331	2333		organizations, health care facilities, institutions of higher
2332	2334		education, sexual assault response teams, and other governmental
2333	2335		entities.
2334	2336		SECTION 9.014. Section 2054.352(a), Government Code, as
2335	2337		amended by Chapters 467 (H.B. 4170), 768 (H.B. 1501), and 1232 (H.B.
2336	2338		1523), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
2337	2339		reenacted to read as follows:
2338	2340		(a) The following licensing entities shall participate in
2339	2341		the system established under Section 2054.353:
2340	2342		(1) Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
2341	2343		(2) Judicial Branch Certification Commission;
2342	2344		(3) State Board of Dental Examiners;
2343	2345		(4) Texas Funeral Service Commission;
2344	2346		(5) Texas Medical Board;
2345	2347		(6) Texas Board of Nursing;
2346	2348		(7) Texas Optometry Board;
2347	2349		(8) Department of Agriculture, for licenses issued
2348	2350		under Chapter 1951, Occupations Code;
2349	2351		(9) Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
2350	2352		(10) Executive Council of Physical Therapy and
2351	2353		Occupational Therapy Examiners;
2352	2354		(11) Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;
2353	2355		(12) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council;
2354	2356		(13) State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
2355	2357		(14) Texas Real Estate Commission;
2356	2358		(15) Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification
2357	2359		Board;
2358	2360		(16) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
2359	2361		(17) Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;
2360	2362		(18) State Board for Educator Certification;
2361	2363		(19) Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land
2362	2364		Surveyors;
2363	2365		(20) Health and Human Services Commission;
2364	2366		(21) Texas Board of Architectural Examiners;
2365	2367		(22) Texas Racing Commission;
2366	2368		(23) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; and
2367	2369		(24) Texas Private Security Board.
2368	2370		SECTION 9.015. Section 2400.0015, Government Code, as added
2369	2371		by Chapter 666 (S.B. 1978), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2370	2372		Session, 2019, is amended to conform to Section 21.009(35), Chapter
2371	2373		467 (H.B. 4170), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
2372	2374		2019, to read as follows:
2373	2375		Sec. 2400.0015. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply
2374	2376		to an investment prohibited under Chapter 808 or a contract
2375	2377		prohibited under Chapter 2271 [2270, as added by Chapter 1 (H.B.
2376	2378		89), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017].
2377	2379		PART B. CHANGES RELATING TO THE SECURITIES ACT
2378	2380		SECTION 9.101. Section 4002.002, Government Code, as
2379	2381		effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 1,
2380	2382		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2381	2383		Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2382	2384		Sec. 4002.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Securities
2383	2385		Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
2384	2386		continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is
2385	2387		abolished and this title expires September 1, 2031 [2019].
2386	2388		SECTION 9.102. Section 4002.058, Government Code, as
2387	2389		effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 2,
2388	2390		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2389	2391		Session, 2019, by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d)
2390	2392		to read as follows:
2391	2393		(b) The training program must provide the person with
2392	2394		information regarding:
2393	2395		(1) the law governing [legislation that created the]
2394	2396		board operations;
2395	2397		(2) the programs, [operated by the board;
2396	2398		[(3) the role and] functions, rules, and budget of the
2397	2399		board;
2398	2400		(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking
2399	2401		authority [(4) the rules] of the board[, with an emphasis on the
2400	2402		rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority];
2401	2403		(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and
2402	2404		enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by
2403	2405		limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged
2404	2406		in a profession or business the board regulates, including any
2405	2407		rule, interpretation, or enforcement action that:
2406	2408		(A) regulates the scope of practice of persons in
2407	2409		a profession or business the board regulates;
2408	2410		(B) restricts advertising by persons in a
2409	2411		profession or business the board regulates;
2410	2412		(C) affects the price of goods or services
2411	2413		provided by persons in a profession or business the board
2412	2414		regulates; or
2413	2415		(D) restricts participation in a profession or
2414	2416		business the board regulates;
2415	2417		(5) [the current budget for the board;
2416	2418		[(6)] the results of the most recent formal audit of
2417	2419		the board;
2418	2420		(6) [(7)] the requirements of:
2419	2421		(A) laws relating to [the] open meetings, [law,
2420	2422		Chapter 551;
2421	2423		[(B) the] public information [law], [Chapter
2422	2424		552;
2423	2425		[(C) the] administrative procedure [law],
2424	2426		[Chapter 2001;] and disclosing conflicts of interest; and
2425	2427		(B) [(D)] other laws applicable [relating] to
2426	2428		members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties
2427	2429		[public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws]; and
2428	2430		(7) [(8)] any applicable ethics policies adopted by
2429	2431		the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.
2430	2432		(d) The commissioner shall create a training manual that
2431	2433		includes the information required by Subsection (b). The
2432	2434		commissioner shall distribute a copy of the training manual
2433	2435		annually to each member of the board. Each member of the board shall
2434	2436		sign and submit to the commissioner a statement acknowledging that
2435	2437		the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
2436	2438		SECTION 9.103. Sections 4002.107 and 4007.051, Government
2437	2439		Code, as effective January 1, 2022, are amended to conform to
2438	2440		Section 3, Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2439	2441		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2440	2442		Sec. 4002.107. WRITTEN EMPLOYEE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE. (a)
2441	2443		The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall maintain a
2442	2444		system to promptly and efficiently act [file] on complaints [each
2443	2445		written complaint] filed with the commissioner or board concerning
2444	2446		an employee or former employee. The commissioner or the
2445	2447		commissioner's designee shall maintain [The file must include] the
2446	2448		information listed in Section 4007.051 for files maintained under
2447	2449		that section for complaints against persons registered under this
2448	2450		title.
2449	2451		(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall
2450	2452		make information available describing [provide to the person filing
2451	2453		the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a
2452	2454		copy of] the board's [policies and] procedures for [relating to]
2453	2455		complaint investigation and resolution.
2454	2456		(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee[, at
2455	2457		least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint,] shall
2456	2458		periodically notify the [person filing the] complaint parties [and
2457	2459		each person who is a subject of the complaint] of the status of the
2458	2460		complaint until final disposition [investigation] unless the
2459	2461		notice would jeopardize a law enforcement [an undercover]
2460	2462		investigation.
2461	2463		Sec. 4007.051. COMPLAINTS FILED WITH COMMISSIONER OR BOARD.
2462	2464		(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall maintain
2463	2465		a system to promptly and efficiently act [file] on complaints [each
2464	2466		written complaint] filed with the commissioner or board concerning
2465	2467		a person registered under this title. The commissioner or the
2466	2468		commissioner's designee shall maintain information about parties
2467	2469		to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of
2468	2470		the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its
2469	2471		disposition [The file must include:
2470	2472		[(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;
2471	2473		[(2) the date the complaint was received by the
2472	2474		commissioner or board;
2473	2475		[(3) the subject matter of the complaint;
2474	2476		[(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to
2475	2477		the complaint;
2476	2478		[(5) a summary of the results of the review or
2477	2479		investigation of the complaint; and
2478	2480		[(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed,
2479	2481		if the commissioner closed the file without taking action other
2480	2482		than the investigation of the complaint].
2481	2483		(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall
2482	2484		make information available describing [provide to the person filing
2483	2485		the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a
2484	2486		copy of] the board's [policies and] procedures for [relating to]
2485	2487		complaint investigation and resolution.
2486	2488		(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee[, at
2487	2489		least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint,] shall
2488	2490		periodically notify the [person filing the] complaint parties [and
2489	2491		each person who is a subject of the complaint] of the status of the
2490	2492		complaint until final disposition [investigation,] unless the
2491	2493		notice would jeopardize a law enforcement [an undercover]
2492	2494		investigation.
2493	2495		SECTION 9.104. Subchapter D, Chapter 4002, Government Code,
2494	2496		as effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 4,
2495	2497		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2496	2498		Session, 2019, by adding Section 4002.1535 to read as follows:
2497	2499		Sec. 4002.1535. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE
2498	2500		RESOLUTION. (a) The board shall develop a policy to encourage the
2499	2501		use of:
2500	2502		(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter
2501	2503		2008 for the adoption of board rules; and
2502	2504		(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution
2503	2505		procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of
2504	2506		internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.
2505	2507		(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute
2506	2508		resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model
2507	2509		guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings
2508	2510		for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
2509	2511		(c) The board shall:
2510	2512		(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy
2511	2513		adopted under Subsection (a);
2512	2514		(2) provide training as needed to implement the
2513	2515		procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute
2514	2516		resolution; and
2515	2517		(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those
2516	2518		procedures.
2517	2519		SECTION 9.105. Section 4002.163, Government Code, as
2518	2520		effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 1,
2519	2521		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2520	2522		Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2521	2523		Sec. 4002.163. ANNUAL REPORT. On or before January 1 of
2522	2524		each year, the board, with the advice of the commissioner, shall
2523	2525		report to the governor and the presiding officer of each house of
2524	2526		the legislature about the administration of this title and plans
2525	2527		and needs for future securities regulation. The report must
2526	2528		include:
2527	2529		(1) a detailed accounting of all funds received and
2528	2530		disbursed by the board during the preceding year, including the
2529	2531		amount spent by the board assisting in the criminal prosecution of
2530	2532		cases under Section 4007.001(e); and
2531	2533		(2) with respect to cases referred during the
2532	2534		preceding year by the board under Section 4007.001(c), a breakdown
2533	2535		by county and district attorney of the number of cases where:
2534	2536		(A) criminal charges were filed;
2535	2537		(B) prosecution is ongoing; or
2536	2538		(C) prosecution was completed.
2537	2539		SECTION 9.106. Section 4004.351(2), Government Code, as
2538	2540		effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section
2539	2541		21.001(19), Chapter 467 (H.B. 4170), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2540	2542		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2541	2543		(2) "Exploitation," "financial exploitation," and
2542	2544		"vulnerable adult" have the meanings assigned by Section 281.001
2543	2545		[280.001], Finance Code.
2544	2546		SECTION 9.107. Section 4006.054, Government Code, as
2545	2547		effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 7,
2546	2548		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2547	2549		Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2548	2550		Sec. 4006.054. AMENDMENT OR DUPLICATE OF REGISTRATION
2549	2551		CERTIFICATE OR EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION[; REGISTRATION OF BRANCH
2550	2552		OFFICE]. The commissioner or board shall charge and collect a fee
2551	2553		of $25 for a filing to:
2552	2554		(1) amend the registration certificate of a dealer or
2553	2555		investment adviser or the evidence of registration of an agent or
2554	2556		investment adviser representative; or
2555	2557		(2) issue a duplicate certificate or evidence of
2556	2558		registration[; or
2557	2559		[(3) register a branch office].
2558	2560		SECTION 9.108. Section 4007.001, Government Code, as
2559	2561		effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 5,
2560	2562		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2561	2563		Session, 2019, by adding Subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) to
2562	2564		read as follows:
2563	2565		(e) Subject to Subsection (h), the board may provide
2564	2566		assistance to a county or district attorney who requests assistance
2565	2567		in a criminal prosecution involving an alleged violation of this
2566	2568		title that is referred by the board to the attorney under Subsection
2567	2569		(c).
2568	2570		(f) Before referring a case to a county or district attorney
2569	2571		for prosecution as required by Subsection (c), the commissioner
2570	2572		shall make a determination of:
2571	2573		(1) the potential resources of the board, including
2572	2574		the number and types of board employees, that would be needed to
2573	2575		assist in the prosecution of the case; and
2574	2576		(2) the availability of board employees and other
2575	2577		resources necessary to carry out any request for assistance.
2576	2578		(g) The board by rule shall establish a process to enable
2577	2579		the commissioner to determine whether to provide any requested
2578	2580		assistance to the appropriate prosecuting attorney following
2579	2581		referral of a case under Subsection (c) and, if so, the appropriate
2580	2582		amount of such assistance. The rules must require the commissioner
2581	2583		to consider:
2582	2584		(1) whether resources are available after taking into
2583	2585		account any ongoing board investigations, investigations under
2584	2586		Section 4007.053, and criminal prosecutions for which assistance is
2585	2587		being provided;
2586	2588		(2) the seriousness of the alleged violation or
2587	2589		violations in the case, including the severity of the harm and
2588	2590		number of victims involved; and
2589	2591		(3) the state's interest in the prosecution of a
2590	2592		particular case and the availability of other methods of redress
2591	2593		for the alleged violations, including the pursuit of a civil
2592	2594		action.
2593	2595		(h) In response to a request for assistance under Subsection
2594	2596		(e), the board may provide only those board employees or resources,
2595	2597		if any, determined to be available for that case in accordance with
2596	2598		Subsection (f). If a change in circumstances occurs after the time
2597	2599		of the determination under Subsection (f), the commissioner may
2598	2600		reconsider the commissioner's determination under that subsection
2599	2601		and may increase or reduce the number of board employees or other
2600	2602		resources to be made available for a case using the process
2601	2603		established under Subsection (g).
2602	2604		(i) The attorney general, at least biennially, shall review
2603	2605		a sample of criminal cases for which the board provided requested
2604	2606		assistance to county or district attorneys under this section. The
2605	2607		review must include an evaluation of the pre-referral determination
2606	2608		of available resources to support each case being reviewed as
2607	2609		required by Subsection (f) and any subsequent determination of
2608	2610		those resources made by the commissioner as authorized under
2609	2611		Subsection (h). The attorney general may report any concerns the
2610	2612		attorney general has in connection with the board's provision of
2611	2613		assistance to the standing committee of each house of the
2612	2614		legislature with primary jurisdiction over board matters.
2613	2615		SECTION 9.109. Subchapter C, Chapter 4007, Government Code,
2614	2616		as effective January 1, 2022, is amended to conform to Section 6,
2615	2617		Chapter 772 (H.B. 1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2616	2618		Session, 2019, by adding Section 4007.108 to read as follows:
2617	2619		Sec. 4007.108. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the
2618	2620		commissioner may order a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or
2619	2621		investment adviser representative regulated under this title to pay
2620	2622		a refund to a client or a purchaser of securities or services from
2621	2623		the person or company as provided in an agreed order or an
2622	2624		enforcement order instead of or in addition to imposing an
2623	2625		administrative penalty or other sanctions.
2624	2626		(b) The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreed
2625	2627		order or an enforcement order may not exceed the amount the client
2626	2628		or purchaser paid to the dealer, agent, investment adviser, or
2627	2629		investment adviser representative for a service or transaction
2628	2630		regulated by the board. The commissioner may not require payment of
2629	2631		other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.
2630	2632		SECTION 9.110. Sections 1 through 7, Chapter 772 (H.B.
2631	2633		1535), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which
2632	2634		amended The Securities Act (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas
2633	2635		Civil Statutes), are repealed.
2634	2636		SECTION 9.111. The heading to Title 19, Vernon's Texas
2635	2637		Civil Statutes, is repealed.
2636	2638		SECTION 9.112. This part takes effect January 1, 2022.
2637	2639		ARTICLE 10. CHANGES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
2638	2640		SECTION 10.001. Section 34.0158, Health and Safety Code, as
2639	2641		added by Chapter 514 (S.B. 436), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2640	2642		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 34.01581, Health
2641	2643		and Safety Code, and amended to conform to Chapter 601 (S.B. 750),
2642	2644		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as
2643	2645		follows:
2644	2646		Sec. 34.01581 [34.0158]. OPIOID USE DISORDER MATERNAL AND
2645	2647		NEWBORN HEALTH INITIATIVES. (a) The department, in collaboration
2646	2648		with the review committee [task force], shall develop and implement
2647	2649		initiatives to:
2648	2650		(1) improve screening procedures to better identify
2649	2651		and care for women with opioid use disorder;
2650	2652		(2) improve continuity of care for women with opioid
2651	2653		use disorder by ensuring that health care providers refer the women
2652	2654		to appropriate treatment and verify the women receive the
2653	2655		treatment;
2654	2656		(3) optimize health care provided to pregnant women
2655	2657		with opioid use disorder;
2656	2658		(4) optimize health care provided to newborns with
2657	2659		neonatal abstinence syndrome by encouraging maternal engagement;
2658	2660		(5) increase access to medication-assisted treatment
2659	2661		for women with opioid use disorder during pregnancy and the
2660	2662		postpartum period; and
2661	2663		(6) prevent opioid use disorder by reducing the number
2662	2664		of opioid drugs prescribed before, during, and following a
2663	2665		delivery.
2664	2666		(b) Before implementing the initiatives described by
2665	2667		Subsection (a), the department may conduct a limited pilot program
2666	2668		in one or more geographic areas of this state to implement the
2667	2669		initiatives at hospitals licensed under Chapter 241 with expertise
2668	2670		in caring for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome or related
2669	2671		conditions. The pilot program must conclude not later than March 1,
2670	2672		2020. This subsection expires September 1, 2021.
2671	2673		(c) Using existing resources, the department, in
2672	2674		collaboration with the review committee [task force], shall promote
2673	2675		and facilitate the use among health care providers in this state of
2674	2676		maternal health informational materials, including tools and
2675	2677		procedures related to best practices in maternal health to improve
2676	2678		obstetrical care for women with opioid use disorder.
2677	2679		SECTION 10.002. Section 34.020(e), Health and Safety Code,
2678	2680		as added by Chapter 973 (S.B. 748), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2679	2681		Regular Session, 2019, is amended to conform to the repeal of
2680	2682		Section 531.02176, Government Code, by Chapters 964 (S.B. 670) and
2681	2683		1061 (H.B. 1063), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
2682	2684		2019, to read as follows:
2683	2685		(e) If [Notwithstanding Section 531.02176, Government Code,
2684	2686		and if] the commission determines it is feasible and
2685	2687		cost-effective, the commission may:
2686	2688		(1) provide home telemonitoring services and
2687	2689		necessary durable medical equipment to women participating in the
2688	2690		program to the extent the commission anticipates the services and
2689	2691		equipment will reduce unnecessary emergency room visits or
2690	2692		hospitalizations; and
2691	2693		(2) reimburse providers under Medicaid for the
2692	2694		provision of home telemonitoring services and durable medical
2693	2695		equipment under the program.
2694	2696		SECTION 10.003. Section 241.1031(a), Health and Safety
2695	2697		Code, is amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173), Acts of the
2696	2698		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2697	2699		(a) A hospital may not destroy a medical record from the
2698	2700		forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted
2699	2701		under Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A [Article 56.06 or 56.065], Code
2700	2702		of Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the
2701	2703		record was created.
2702	2704		SECTION 10.004. (a) Section 254.156, Health and Safety
2703	2705		Code, as added by Chapter 1062 (H.B. 1112), Acts of the 86th
2704	2706		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is repealed as duplicative of
2705	2707		Section 254.158, Health and Safety Code, as added by Chapter 1093
2706	2708		(H.B. 2041), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
2707	2709		(b) Sections 254.203(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, as
2708	2710		amended by Chapters 1062 (H.B. 1112) and 1093 (H.B. 2041), Acts of
2709	2711		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are reenacted to read
2710	2712		as follows:
2711	2713		(a) The department may petition a district court for a
2712	2714		temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of
2713	2715		the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter
2714	2716		or of Section 254.158 if the department finds that the violation
2715	2717		creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the patients
2716	2718		of a facility or of the public.
2717	2719		(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a
2718	2720		finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or
2719	2721		licensing requirements provided under this chapter or is violating
2720	2722		Section 254.158, may by injunction:
2721	2723		(1) prohibit a person from continuing the violation;
2722	2724		(2) restrain or prevent the establishment or operation
2723	2725		of a facility without a license issued under this chapter; or
2724	2726		(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the
2725	2727		facts.
2726	2728		SECTION 10.005. Section 323.005(a), Health and Safety Code,
2727	2729		as amended by Chapters 408 (H.B. 8), 469 (H.B. 4173), and 1037 (H.B.
2728	2730		616), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
2729	2731		reenacted and further amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B.
2730	2732		4173), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read
2731	2733		as follows:
2732	2734		(a) The department shall develop a standard information
2733	2735		form for sexual assault survivors that must include:
2734	2736		(1) a detailed explanation of the forensic medical
2735	2737		examination required to be provided by law, including a statement
2736	2738		that photographs may be taken of the genitalia;
2737	2739		(2) information regarding treatment of sexually
2738	2740		transmitted infections and pregnancy, including:
2739	2741		(A) generally accepted medical procedures;
2740	2742		(B) appropriate medications; and
2741	2743		(C) any contraindications of the medications
2742	2744		prescribed for treating sexually transmitted infections and
2743	2745		preventing pregnancy;
2744	2746		(3) information regarding drug-facilitated sexual
2745	2747		assault, including the necessity for an immediate urine test for
2746	2748		sexual assault survivors who may have been involuntarily drugged;
2747	2749		(4) information regarding crime victims compensation,
2748	2750		including:
2749	2751		(A) a statement that public agencies are
2750	2752		responsible for paying for the forensic portion of an examination
2751	2753		conducted under Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A [Article 56.06 or
2752	2754		56.065], Code of Criminal Procedure, and for the evidence
2753	2755		collection kit used in connection with the examination and that the
2754	2756		health care facility or provider, as applicable, is responsible for
2755	2757		seeking reimbursement for those costs; and
2756	2758		(B) information regarding the reimbursement of
2757	2759		the survivor for the medical portion of the examination;
2758	2760		(5) an explanation that consent for the forensic
2759	2761		medical examination may be withdrawn at any time during the
2760	2762		examination;
2761	2763		(6) the name and telephone number of sexual assault
2762	2764		crisis centers statewide; and
2763	2765		(7) information regarding postexposure prophylaxis
2764	2766		for HIV infection.
2765	2767		SECTION 10.006. Section 323.0052(a), Health and Safety
2766	2768		Code, is amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173), Acts of the
2767	2769		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2768	2770		(a) The department shall develop a standard information
2769	2771		form that, as described by Subsection (b), is to be provided to
2770	2772		sexual assault survivors who have not given signed, written consent
2771	2773		to a health care facility to release the evidence as provided by
2772	2774		Section 420.0735, Government Code. The form must include the
2773	2775		following information:
2774	2776		(1) the Department of Public Safety's policy regarding
2775	2777		storage of evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that is
2776	2778		collected under Subchapter G, Chapter 56A [Article 56.065], Code of
2777	2779		Criminal Procedure, including:
2778	2780		(A) a statement that the evidence will be stored
2779	2781		until the fifth anniversary of the date on which the evidence was
2780	2782		collected before the evidence becomes eligible for destruction; and
2781	2783		(B) the department's procedures regarding the
2782	2784		notification of the survivor before a planned destruction of the
2783	2785		evidence;
2784	2786		(2) a statement that the survivor may request the
2785	2787		release of the evidence to a law enforcement agency and report a
2786	2788		sexual assault or other sex offense to the agency at any time;
2787	2789		(3) the name, phone number, and e-mail address of the
2788	2790		law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the offense; and
2789	2791		(4) the name and phone number of a local rape crisis
2790	2792		center.
2791	2793		SECTION 10.007. Section 382.05155(d), Health and Safety
2792	2794		Code, as amended by Chapters 393 (S.B. 698) and 1173 (H.B. 3317),
2793	2795		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted
2794	2796		to read as follows:
2795	2797		(d) The commission by rule may add a surcharge to an
2796	2798		application fee assessed under this chapter for an expedited
2797	2799		application in an amount sufficient to cover the expenses incurred
2798	2800		by the expediting, including overtime, costs of full-time
2799	2801		equivalent commission employees to support the expedited
2800	2802		processing of air permit applications, contract labor, and other
2801	2803		costs. The surcharge is considered part of the application fee and
2802	2804		shall be deposited with the fee to the credit of the clean air
2803	2805		account established under Section 382.0622(b). Money from the
2804	2806		surcharge collected under this section may be used to support the
2805	2807		expedited processing of air permit applications under this section.
2806	2808		SECTION 10.008. Section 780.003(b), Health and Safety Code,
2807	2809		as amended by Chapters 372 (H.B. 1631) and 1094 (H.B. 2048), Acts of
2808	2810		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and
2809	2811		amended and further amended to conform to Chapter 594 (S.B. 604),
2810	2812		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as
2811	2813		follows:
2812	2814		(b) The account is composed of money deposited to the credit
2813	2815		of the account under Sections 542.4031, [and] 709.002, and
2814	2816		1006.153, Transportation Code, [under Section 10, Article
2815	2817		4413(37), Revised Statutes,] and under Section 780.002 of this
2816	2818		code.
2817	2819		SECTION 10.009. Section 1001.205, Health and Safety Code,
2818	2820		as amended by Chapters 1327 (H.B. 4429), 352 (H.B. 18), and 755
2819	2821		(H.B. 1070), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
2820	2822		is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
2821	2823		Sec. 1001.205. REPORTS. (a) Not later than September 30 of
2822	2824		each year, a local mental health authority shall provide to the
2823	2825		department the number of:
2824	2826		(1) employees and contractors of the authority who
2825	2827		were trained as mental health first aid trainers under Section
2826	2828		1001.202 during the preceding fiscal year, the number of trainers
2827	2829		who left the program for any reason during the preceding fiscal
2828	2830		year, and the number of active trainers;
2829	2831		(2) university employees, school district employees,
2830	2832		and school resource officers who completed a mental health first
2831	2833		aid training program offered by the authority under Section
2832	2834		1001.203 during the preceding fiscal year categorized by local
2833	2835		mental health authority region, university or school district, as
2834	2836		applicable, and category of personnel;
2835	2837		(3) individuals who are not university employees,
2836	2838		school district employees, or school resource officers who
2837	2839		completed a mental health first aid training program offered by the
2838	2840		authority during the preceding fiscal year; and
2839	2841		(4) veterans and immediate family members of veterans
2840	2842		who completed the veterans module of a mental health first aid
2841	2843		training program offered by the authority during the preceding
2842	2844		fiscal year.
2843	2845		(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department
2844	2846		shall compile the information submitted by local mental health
2845	2847		authorities as required by Subsection (a) and submit a report to the
2846	2848		legislature containing:
2847	2849		(1) the number of authority employees and contractors
2848	2850		trained as mental health first aid trainers during the preceding
2849	2851		fiscal year, the number of trainers who left the program for any
2850	2852		reason during the preceding fiscal year, and the number of active
2851	2853		trainers;
2852	2854		(2) the number of university employees, school
2853	2855		district employees, and school resource officers who completed a
2854	2856		mental health first aid training program provided by an authority
2855	2857		during the preceding fiscal year categorized by local mental health
2856	2858		authority region, university or school district, as applicable, and
2857	2859		category of personnel;
2858	2860		(3) the number of individuals who are not university
2859	2861		employees, school district employees, or school resource officers
2860	2862		who completed a mental health first aid training program provided
2861	2863		by an authority during the preceding fiscal year; [and]
2862	2864		(4) veterans and immediate family members of veterans
2863	2865		who completed the veterans module of a mental health first aid
2864	2866		training program provided by an authority during the preceding
2865	2867		fiscal year; and
2866	2868		(5) [(4)] a detailed accounting of expenditures of
2867	2869		money appropriated for the purpose of implementing this subchapter.
2868	2870		(c) The department shall develop and provide to local mental
2869	2871		health authorities a form to be used for the reporting of
2870	2872		information required under Subsection (a), including the reporting
2871	2873		of each category of personnel described by that subsection.
2872	2874		ARTICLE 11. CHANGES RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES CODE
2873	2875		SECTION 11.001. Section 45.002(5), Human Resources Code, is
2874	2876		amended to conform to Chapter 319 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 85th
2875	2877		Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, to read as follows:
2876	2878		(5) "Governmental entity" means:
2877	2879		(A) this state or a municipality or other
2878	2880		political subdivision of this state;
2879	2881		(B) any agency of this state or of a municipality
2880	2882		or other political subdivision of this state, including a
2881	2883		department, bureau, board, commission, office, agency, council,
2882	2884		and public institution of higher education; or
2883	2885		(C) a single source continuum contractor in this
2884	2886		state providing services identified under Section 264.153
2885	2887		[264.126], Family Code.
2886	2888		ARTICLE 12. CHANGES RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE
2887	2889		SECTION 12.001. Section 2210.2515(i), Insurance Code, is
2888	2890		amended to conform to the amendment of Chapter 1001, Occupations
2889	2891		Code, by Chapter 1232 (H.B. 1523), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2890	2892		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2891	2893		(i) The department is authorized to submit a formal
2892	2894		complaint under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, to the Texas Board
2893	2895		of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors related to the
2894	2896		engineering work of a professional engineer as reflected in the
2895	2897		sealed post-construction evaluation report or other materials
2896	2898		submitted by an engineer under Subsection (c).
2897	2899		SECTION 12.002. Sections 2210.581(a) and (b), Insurance
2898	2900		Code, as amended by Chapters 140 (H.B. 1944) and 790 (H.B. 1900),
2899	2901		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are reenacted
2900	2902		and amended to read as follows:
2901	2903		(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commissioner, on a
2902	2904		showing of good cause, may by rule:
2903	2905		(1) extend any deadline established under this
2904	2906		subchapter; and
2905	2907		(2) set the length of the extension [and set the number
2906	2908		of days by which the deadline is extended].
2907	2909		(b) With reference to [The] deadlines applicable to the
2908	2910		association only, all deadline extensions related to claims arising
2909	2911		from an occurrence [storm] may not exceed 120 days in the aggregate
2910	2912		[for deadlines applicable only to the association]. This subsection
2911	2913		does not affect the extension of a deadline applicable to a claimant
2912	2914		or to both the association and a claimant. [The limitation on
2913	2915		extensions under this subsection does not apply to the extension of
2914	2916		a deadline imposed on a claimant, or on both a claimant and the
2915	2917		association.]
2916	2918		SECTION 12.003. Section 2210.581(d), Insurance Code, as
2917	2919		added by Chapter 140 (H.B. 1944), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2918	2920		Regular Session, 2019, is repealed as duplicative of Section
2919	2921		2210.581(d), Insurance Code, as added by Chapter 790 (H.B. 1900),
2920	2922		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
2921	2923		ARTICLE 13. CHANGES RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE
2922	2924		SECTION 13.001. Section 51.402(c), Natural Resources Code,
2923	2925		as amended by Chapters 493 (H.B. 4388) and 524 (S.B. 608), Acts of
2924	2926		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted to read
2925	2927		as follows:
2926	2928		(c) On January 1 of each even-numbered year, the market
2927	2929		value of the investments made under Subsections (a)(6) and (8) may
2928	2930		not exceed an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the market value
2929	2931		of the assets held by the board and the State Board of Education as
2930	2932		part of the permanent school fund.
2931	2933		ARTICLE 14. CHANGES RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS CODE
2932	2934		SECTION 14.001. Section 51.252(e), Occupations Code, as
2933	2935		added by Chapter 289 (H.B. 2452), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2934	2936		Regular Session, 2019, is repealed as duplicative of Section
2935	2937		51.252(e), Occupations Code, as added by Chapter 1144 (H.B. 2847),
2936	2938		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
2937	2939		SECTION 14.002. Section 153.003(b), Occupations Code, is
2938	2940		amended to conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173), Acts of the 86th
2939	2941		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
2940	2942		(b) The rules adopted under this section must prohibit a
2941	2943		physician from destroying a medical record from the forensic
2942	2944		medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted under
2943	2945		Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A [Article 56.06 or 56.065], Code of
2944	2946		Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the
2945	2947		record was created.
2946	2948		SECTION 14.003. Sections 503.207(c) and (d) and 505.205(d)
2947	2949		and (e), Occupations Code, as added by Chapter 91 (H.B. 125), Acts
2948	2950		of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are repealed as
2949	2951		duplicative of Sections 507.160(c) and (d), Occupations Code, as
2950	2952		added by Chapter 768 (H.B. 1501), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2951	2953		Regular Session, 2019.
2952	2954		SECTION 14.004. Section 2022.001(b), Occupations Code, as
2953	2955		added by Chapter 963 (S.B. 1969), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
2954	2956		Regular Session, 2017, is amended to conform to Chapter 131 (H.B.
2955	2957		1106), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, to read
2956	2958		as follows:
2957	2959		(b) The ex officio members are:
2958	2960		(1) the chair of the Public Safety Commission, or a
2959	2961		member of the Public Safety Commission designated by the chair; and
2960	2962		(2) the commissioner of agriculture or the
2961	2963		commissioner's [comptroller or the comptroller's] designee.
2962	2964		SECTION 14.005. Section 2301.476(a)(2), Occupations Code,
2963	2965		is amended to conform to Chapters 1233 (H.B. 1548) and 882 (H.B.
2964	2966		3171), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read
2965	2967		as follows:
2966	2968		(2) "Type of motor vehicle" means the classification
2967	2969		of a motor vehicle as one of the following:
2968	2970		(A) a passenger car or a truck, including a
2969	2971		pickup truck, van, panel delivery truck, or a carryall truck, with a
2970	2972		gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less that is used
2971	2973		primarily to transport persons or property;
2972	2974		(B) a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, which
2973	2975		includes:
2974	2976		(i) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by
2975	2977		Section 551A.001 [502.001], Transportation Code;
2976	2978		(ii) a recreational off-highway vehicle, as
2977	2979		defined by Section 551A.001 [502.001], Transportation Code;
2978	2980		(iii) an autocycle, as defined by Section
2979	2981		501.008, Transportation Code;
2980	2982		(iv) a moped, as defined by Section
2981	2983		541.201, Transportation Code; or
2982	2984		(v) a motorcycle, as defined by Section
2983	2985		541.201, Transportation Code; [or
2984	2986		[(vi) a motor-driven cycle, as defined by
2985	2987		Section 541.201, Transportation Code;]
2986	2988		(C) an engine, transmission, or rear axle, as
2987	2989		described by Section 2301.002(23)(C);
2988	2990		(D) a medium-duty or heavy-duty truck with a
2989	2991		gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds;
2990	2992		(E) a bus, as defined by Section 541.201,
2991	2993		Transportation Code;
2992	2994		(F) a road tractor or truck tractor, as defined
2993	2995		by Section 541.201, Transportation Code;
2994	2996		(G) a firefighting vehicle; or
2995	2997		(H) a recreational vehicle, which includes:
2996	2998		(i) a motor home;
2997	2999		(ii) a towable recreational vehicle;
2998	3000		(iii) a travel trailer, as defined by
2999	3001		Section 501.002, Transportation Code; or
3000	3002		(iv) a house trailer, as defined by Section
3001	3003		501.002, Transportation Code.
3002	3004		ARTICLE 15. CHANGES RELATING TO PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE
3003	3005		SECTION 15.001. Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code,
3004	3006		as amended by Chapters 174 (H.B. 1300) and 426 (S.B. 733), Acts of
3005	3007		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and
3006	3008		amended to read as follows:
3007	3009		(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the game,
3008	3010		fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs,
3009	3011		from the following sources:
3010	3012		(1) all types of fishing licenses and stamps and
3011	3013		shrimping licenses;
3012	3014		(2) all types of hunting licenses and stamps;
3013	3015		(3) trapping licenses and other licenses relating to
3014	3016		the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their
3015	3017		pelts;
3016	3018		(4) sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell;
3017	3019		(5) oyster bed rentals and permits;
3018	3020		(6) federal funds received for fish and wildlife
3019	3021		research, management, development and conservation, resource
3020	3022		protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for
3021	3023		the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77;
3022	3024		(7) sale of property, less advertising costs,
3023	3025		purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now
3024	3026		part of this account;
3025	3027		(8) fines and penalties collected for violations of a
3026	3028		law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds,
3027	3029		wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and
3028	3030		animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife
3029	3031		resources of this state;
3030	3032		(9) sale of rough fish by the department;
3031	3033		(10) fees for importation permits;
3032	3034		(11) fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in
3033	3035		water located on private property;
3034	3036		(12) sale of seized pelts;
3035	3037		(13) sale or lease of grazing rights to and the
3036	3038		products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas;
3037	3039		(14) contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals
3038	3040		and reptiles from wildlife management areas;
3039	3041		(15) vessel registration fees;
3040	3042		(16) vessel manufacturer or dealer licensing fees;
3041	3043		(17) fines or penalties imposed by a court for
3042	3044		violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code;
3043	3045		(18) alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses;
3044	3046		(19) sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by
3045	3047		the department;
3046	3048		(20) fees and revenue collected under Section
3047	3049		11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the
3048	3050		conservation of fish and wildlife;
3049	3051		(21) fees related to cultivated oyster mariculture;
3050	3052		(22) vessel and outboard motor titling fees; [and]
3051	3053		(23) participation fees collected under Section
3052	3054		43.976; and
3053	3055		(24) [(23)] any other source provided by law.
3054	3056		ARTICLE 16. CHANGES RELATING TO PENAL CODE
3055	3057		SECTION 16.001. Sections 12.50(b) and (c), Penal Code, as
3056	3058		amended by Chapters 418 (S.B. 201) and 1058 (H.B. 1028), Acts of the
3057	3059		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are reenacted to read as
3058	3060		follows:
3059	3061		(b) The increase in punishment authorized by this section
3060	3062		applies only to an offense under:
3061	3063		(1) Section 22.01;
3062	3064		(2) Section 28.02;
3063	3065		(3) Section 29.02;
3064	3066		(4) Section 30.02;
3065	3067		(5) Section 30.03;
3066	3068		(6) Section 30.04;
3067	3069		(7) Section 30.05; and
3068	3070		(8) Section 31.03.
3069	3071		(c) If an offense listed under Subsection (b)(1), (5), (6),
3070	3072		(7), or (8) is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, the minimum term
3071	3073		of confinement for the offense is increased to 180 days. If an
3072	3074		offense listed under Subsection (b)(2), (4), or (8) is punishable
3073	3075		as a felony of the first degree, the punishment for that offense may
3074	3076		not be increased under this section.
3075	3077		SECTION 16.002. Section 22.011(f), Penal Code, as amended
3076	3078		by Chapters 436 (S.B. 1259) and 738 (H.B. 667), Acts of the 86th
3077	3079		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to
3078	3080		read as follows:
3079	3081		(f) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
3080	3082		degree, except that an offense under this section is:
3081	3083		(1) a felony of the first degree if the victim was:
3082	3084		(A) [(1)] a person whom the actor was prohibited
3083	3085		from marrying or purporting to marry or with whom the actor was
3084	3086		prohibited from living under the appearance of being married under
3085	3087		Section 25.01; or
3086	3088		(B) [(2)] a person with whom the actor was
3087	3089		prohibited from engaging in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual
3088	3090		intercourse under Section 25.02; or
3089	3091		(2) a state jail felony if the offense is committed
3090	3092		under Subsection (a)(1) and the actor has not received express
3091	3093		consent as described by Subsection (b)(12).
3092	3094		SECTION 16.003. Section 25.07(g), Penal Code, is amended to
3093	3095		conform to Chapter 469 (H.B. 4173), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3094	3096		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
3095	3097		(g) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
3096	3098		except the offense is:
3097	3099		(1) subject to Subdivision (2), a state jail felony if
3098	3100		it is shown at the trial of the offense that the defendant violated
3099	3101		an order issued as a result of an application filed under Article
3100	3102		7B.001(a-1) [7A.01(a-1)], Code of Criminal Procedure; or
3101	3103		(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the
3102	3104		trial of the offense that the defendant:
3103	3105		(A) has previously been convicted two or more
3104	3106		times of an offense under this section or two or more times of an
3105	3107		offense under Section 25.072, or has previously been convicted of
3106	3108		an offense under this section and an offense under Section 25.072;
3107	3109		or
3108	3110		(B) has violated the order or condition of bond
3109	3111		by committing an assault or the offense of stalking.
3110	3112		SECTION 16.004. Section 37.09(c-1), Penal Code, is amended
3111	3113		to correct a reference to read as follows:
3112	3114		(c-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) or
3113	3115		(d)(1) that the record, document, or thing was visual material
3114	3116		prohibited under Section 43.261 that was destroyed as described by
3115	3117		Subsection (f)(3) [(f)(3)(B)] of that section.
3116	3118		SECTION 16.005. Section 46.15(h), Penal Code, is amended to
3117	3119		conform to Chapter 216 (H.B. 446), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3118	3120		Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
3119	3121		(h) The provisions of Section [Sections 46.02 and] 46.03
3120	3122		prohibiting the possession or carrying of a club do not apply to a
3121	3123		code enforcement officer who:
3122	3124		(1) holds a certificate of registration issued under
3123	3125		Chapter 1952, Occupations Code; and
3124	3126		(2) possesses or carries an instrument used
3125	3127		specifically for deterring an animal bite while the officer is:
3126	3128		(A) performing official duties; or
3127	3129		(B) traveling to or from a place of duty.
3128	3130		ARTICLE 17. CHANGES RELATING TO PROPERTY CODE
3129	3131		SECTION 17.001. Section 74.501(e), Property Code, as
3130	3132		amended by Chapters 267 (S.B. 1420) and 897 (H.B. 3598), Acts of the
3131	3133		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted to read as
3132	3134		follows:
3133	3135		(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f) or Section 551.051,
3134	3136		Estates Code, the comptroller may not pay to the following persons a
3135	3137		claim to which this section applies:
3136	3138		(1) a creditor, a judgment creditor, a lienholder, or
3137	3139		an assignee of the reported owner or of the owner's heirs;
3138	3140		(2) a person holding a power of attorney from the
3139	3141		reported owner or the owner's heirs; or
3140	3142		(3) a person attempting to make a claim on behalf of a
3141	3143		corporation that was previously forfeited, dissolved, or
3142	3144		terminated, if the comptroller finds that:
3143	3145		(A) the corporation was revived for the purpose
3144	3146		of making a claim under this section; and
3145	3147		(B) the person submitting the claim was not an
3146	3148		authorized representative of the corporation at the time of the
3147	3149		corporation's forfeiture, dissolution, or termination.
3148	3150		ARTICLE 18. CHANGES RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
3149	3151		SECTION 18.001. Section 5012.0003, Special District Local
3150	3152		Laws Code, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
3151	3153		Sec. 5012.0003. AUTHORITY TERRITORY. The authority is
3152	3154		composed of the territory in Jefferson County described by Section
3153	3155		1, Chapter 379, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session,
3154	3156		1973, as that territory may have been modified under:
3155	3157		(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code; or
3156	3158		(2) other law.
3157	3159		ARTICLE 19. CHANGES RELATING TO TAX CODE
3158	3160		SECTION 19.001. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by
3159	3161		Chapters 467 (H.B. 4170), 469 (H.B. 4173), 633 (S.B. 1494), 1213
3160	3162		(S.B. 662), and 1245 (H.B. 2446), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3161	3163		Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
3162	3164		(a) This section applies only to:
3163	3165		(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by
3164	3166		Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
3165	3167		surviving spouse of the peace officer;
3166	3168		(2) the adult child of a current peace officer as
3167	3169		defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
3168	3170		(3) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001,
3169	3171		Occupations Code;
3170	3172		(4) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
3171	3173		Justice;
3172	3174		(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
3173	3175		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
3174	3176		(6) an individual who shows that the individual, the
3175	3177		individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
3176	3178		is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
3177	3179		Code, by providing:
3178	3180		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
3179	3181		Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
3180	3182		protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
3181	3183		or
3182	3184		(B) other independent documentary evidence
3183	3185		necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
3184	3186		another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
3185	3187		violence;
3186	3188		(7) an individual who shows that the individual, the
3187	3189		individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
3188	3190		is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of
3189	3191		persons by providing:
3190	3192		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
3191	3193		Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
3192	3194		magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
3193	3195		17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
3194	3196		(B) other independent documentary evidence
3195	3197		necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
3196	3198		another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
3197	3199		assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
3198	3200		(8) a participant in the address confidentiality
3199	3201		program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B,
3200	3202		Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of
3201	3203		certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
3202	3204		(9) a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a
3203	3205		federal judge or state judge;
3204	3206		(10) a current or former district attorney, criminal
3205	3207		district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
3206	3208		jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
3207	3209		matters;
3208	3210		(11) a current or former employee of a district
3209	3211		attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
3210	3212		attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
3211	3213		protective services matters;
3212	3214		(12) an officer or employee of a community supervision
3213	3215		and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
3214	3216		Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
3215	3217		of that code;
3216	3218		(13) a criminal investigator of the United States as
3217	3219		described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
3218	3220		(14) a police officer or inspector of the United
3219	3221		States Federal Protective Service;
3220	3222		(15) a current or former United States attorney or
3221	3223		assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the
3222	3224		attorney;
3223	3225		(16) a current or former employee of the office of the
3224	3226		attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
3225	3227		the duties of which involve law enforcement;
3226	3228		(17) a medical examiner or person who performs
3227	3229		forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
3228	3230		more political subdivisions of this state;
3229	3231		(18) a current or former member of the United States
3230	3232		armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
3231	3233		United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
3232	3234		U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
3233	3235		States are or have engaged in combat;
3234	3236		(19) a current or former employee of the Texas
3235	3237		Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
3236	3238		the department;
3237	3239		(20) a current or former juvenile probation or
3238	3240		supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
3239	3241		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
3240	3242		under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
3241	3243		(21) a current or former employee of a juvenile
3242	3244		justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
3243	3245		261.405, Family Code;
3244	3246		(22) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
3245	3247		Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the office or a
3246	3248		division of the office; [and]
3247	3249		(23) a current or former employee of a federal judge or
3248	3250		state judge;
3249	3251		(24) a current or former child protective services
3250	3252		caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
3251	3253		for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
3252	3254		former employee of a department contractor performing child
3253	3255		protective services caseworker, adult protective services
3254	3256		caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
3255	3257		of the department; [and]
3256	3258		(25) [(24)] a state officer elected statewide or a
3257	3259		member of the legislature; and
3258	3260		(26) [(24)] a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
3259	3261		emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
3260	3262		Health and Safety Code.
3261	3263		SECTION 19.002. Section 26.08(n-1), Tax Code, is repealed
3262	3264		as executed.
3263	3265		SECTION 19.003. Section 151.461(5), Tax Code, as amended by
3264	3266		Chapters 1332 (H.B. 4542) and 1359 (H.B. 1545), Acts of the 86th
3265	3267		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to
3266	3268		read as follows:
3267	3269		(5) "Retailer" means a person required to hold:
3268	3270		(A) a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit
3269	3271		under Chapter 25, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
3270	3272		(B) a wine and malt beverage retailer's
3271	3273		off-premise permit under Chapter 26, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
3272	3274		(C) a nonprofit entity temporary event permit
3273	3275		under Chapter 30, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
3274	3276		(D) a mixed beverage permit under Chapter 28,
3275	3277		Alcoholic Beverage Code;
3276	3278		(E) a private club registration permit under
3277	3279		Chapter 32, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
3278	3280		(F) a certificate issued to a fraternal or
3279	3281		veterans organization under Section 32.11, Alcoholic Beverage
3280	3282		Code;
3281	3283		(G) a retail dealer's on-premise license under
3282	3284		Chapter 69, Alcoholic Beverage Code; [or]
3283	3285		(H) a retail dealer's off-premise license under
3284	3286		Chapter 71, Alcoholic Beverage Code, except for a dealer who also
3285	3287		holds a package store permit under Chapter 22, Alcoholic Beverage
3286	3288		Code; or
3287	3289		(I) [(M)] a brewpub license under Chapter 74,
3288	3290		Alcoholic Beverage Code.
3289	3291		SECTION 19.004. Section 312.210(b), Tax Code, is amended to
3290	3292		correct a reference to read as follows:
3291	3293		(b) A tax abatement agreement with the owner of real
3292	3294		property or tangible personal property that is located in the
3293	3295		reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a) and in a school
3294	3296		district that has a local revenue level that does not exceed the
3295	3297		level established under Section 48.257, Education Code, must exempt
3296	3298		from taxation:
3297	3299		(1) the portion of the value of the property in the
3298	3300		amount specified in the joint agreement among the municipality,
3299	3301		county, and junior college district; and
3300	3302		(2) an amount equal to 10 percent of the maximum
3301	3303		portion of the value of the property that may under Section
3302	3304		312.204(a) be otherwise exempted from taxation.
3303	3305		ARTICLE 20. CHANGES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION CODE
3304	3306		SECTION 20.001. Section 56.001(3), Transportation Code, is
3305	3307		repealed to conform to Chapter 1310 (H.B. 3850), Acts of the 86th
3306	3308		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
3307	3309		SECTION 20.002. Section 66.016(c), Transportation Code, as
3308	3310		added by Chapter 1346 (S.B. 1915), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3309	3311		Regular Session, 2019, is repealed as duplicative of Section
3310	3312		66.016(c), Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 1347 (S.B.
3311	3313		2223), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
3312	3314		SECTION 20.003. Section 501.0301(a)(1), Transportation
3313	3315		Code, is amended to conform to Chapter 1233 (H.B. 1548), Acts of the
3314	3316		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
3315	3317		(1) "Off-highway vehicle" means:
3316	3318		(A) an all-terrain vehicle or recreational
3317	3319		off-highway vehicle, as those terms are defined by Section 551A.001
3318	3320		[502.001];
3319	3321		(B) a motorcycle, as that term is defined by
3320	3322		Section 541.201, other than a motorcycle described by Section
3321	3323		521.001, that is designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use
3322	3324		only; or
3323	3325		(C) a utility vehicle, as that term is defined by
3324	3326		Section 551A.001 [663.001].
3325	3327		SECTION 20.004. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code,
3326	3328		is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
3327	3329		(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection
3328	3330		(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on
3329	3331		request:
3330	3332		(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or
3331	3333		(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the
3332	3334		person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.310(b),
3333	3335		504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316,
3334	3336		504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, [as added by Chapter
3335	3337		1085 (H.B. 3567), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session,
3336	3338		2017,] or 504.325.
3337	3339		SECTION 20.005. Section 504.3161, Transportation Code, as
3338	3340		amended by Chapters 651 (S.B. 1806) and 746 (H.B. 819), Acts of the
3339	3341		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended
3340	3342		to read as follows:
3341	3343		Sec. 504.3161. MILITARY SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR
3342	3344		RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN MILITARY CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE AWARDS. The
3343	3345		department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
3344	3346		the following military awards that include the name of the award:
3345	3347		(1) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
3346	3348		(2) the Armed Forces Service Medal;
3347	3349		(3) the Navy Expeditionary Medal;
3348	3350		(4) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal;
3349	3351		(5) the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
3350	3352		(6) the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal;
3351	3353		(7) the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal;
3352	3354		(8) the Kosovo Campaign Medal;
3353	3355		(9) the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal; [and]
3354	3356		(10) the China Service Medal; and
3355	3357		(11) [(10)] the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service
3356	3358		Medal.
3357	3359		SECTION 20.006. Section 542.304(a), Transportation Code,
3358	3360		as added by Chapter 1094 (H.B. 2048), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3359	3361		Regular Session, 2019, is amended to conform to Section 4.40,
3360	3362		Chapter 1352 (S.B. 346), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3361	3363		Session, 2019, to read as follows:
3362	3364		(a) The department by rule shall designate the offenses
3363	3365		involving the operation of a motor vehicle that constitute a moving
3364	3366		violation of the traffic law for the purposes of:
3365	3367		(1) [Article 102.022(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
3366	3368		[(2)] Section 1001.112(a-2), Education Code;
3367	3369		(2) [(3)] Section 411.110(f), Government Code; and
3368	3370		(3) [(4)] Sections 773.0614(b) and 773.06141(a),
3369	3371		Health and Safety Code.
3370	3372		SECTION 20.007. Section 551.107(a), Transportation Code,
3371	3373		is amended to conform to Chapter 1233 (H.B. 1548), Acts of the 86th
3372	3374		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
3373	3375		(a) Subtitles A, B, and D and Chapter 551A [663] do not apply
3374	3376		to the operation of an electric bicycle.
3375	3377		SECTION 20.008. Section 551A.001, Transportation Code, as
3376	3378		transferred and redesignated from Section 663.001, Transportation
3377	3379		Code, by Chapter 1233 (H.B. 1548), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3378	3380		Regular Session, 2019, and amended by Chapters 595 (S.B. 616) and
3379	3381		1079 (H.B. 1755), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
3380	3382		2019, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
3381	3383		Sec. 551A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
3382	3384		(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that
3383	3385		is:
3384	3386		(A) equipped with a seat or seats for the use of:
3385	3387		(i) the rider; and
3386	3388		(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is
3387	3389		designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
3388	3390		(B) designed to propel itself with three or more
3389	3391		tires in contact with the ground;
3390	3392		(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
3391	3393		use;
3392	3394		(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily
3393	3395		for farming or lawn care; and
3394	3396		(E) not more than 50 inches wide.
3395	3397		(1-b) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of
3396	3398		Licensing and Regulation.
3397	3399		(1-c) "Department" means the Texas Department of
3398	3400		Licensing and Regulation.
3399	3401		(1-d) [(3)] "Off-highway vehicle" means:
3400	3402		(A) an all-terrain vehicle[,] or recreational
3401	3403		off-highway vehicle;
3402	3404		(B) a sand rail; or
3403	3405		(C) a utility vehicle.
3404	3406		(2) "Beach" means a beach area, publicly or privately
3405	3407		owned, that borders the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico.
3406	3408		(3) "Sand rail" means a vehicle, as defined by Section
3407	3409		502.001, that:
3408	3410		(A) is designed or built primarily for
3409	3411		off-highway use in sandy terrains, including for use on sand dunes;
3410	3412		(B) has a tubular frame, an integrated roll cage,
3411	3413		and an engine that is rear-mounted or placed midway between the
3412	3414		front and rear axles of the vehicle; and
3413	3415		(C) has a gross vehicle weight, as defined by
3414	3416		Section 541.401, of:
3415	3417		(i) not less than 700 pounds; and
3416	3418		(ii) not more than 2,000 pounds.
3417	3419		(4) "Public off-highway vehicle land" means land on
3418	3420		which off-highway recreation is authorized under Chapter 29, Parks
3419	3421		and Wildlife Code.
3420	3422		(5) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a motor
3421	3423		vehicle that is:
3422	3424		(A) equipped with a seat or seats for the use of:
3423	3425		(i) the rider; and
3424	3426		(ii) a passenger or passengers, if the
3425	3427		vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger or
3426	3428		passengers;
3427	3429		(B) designed to propel itself with four or more
3428	3430		tires in contact with the ground;
3429	3431		(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
3430	3432		use by the operator only; and
3431	3433		(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily
3432	3434		for farming or lawn care.
3433	3435		(6) "Utility vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is
3434	3436		not a golf cart, as defined by Section 551.401, or lawn mower and
3435	3437		is:
3436	3438		(A) equipped with side-by-side seating for the
3437	3439		use of the operator and a passenger;
3438	3440		(B) designed to propel itself with at least four
3439	3441		tires in contact with the ground;
3440	3442		(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
3441	3443		use only; and
3442	3444		(D) designed by the manufacturer primarily for
3443	3445		utility work and not for recreational purposes.
3444	3446		SECTION 20.009. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code,
3445	3447		as reenacted and amended by Chapters 102 (S.B. 636), 163 (H.B. 695),
3446	3448		169 (H.B. 917), and 467 (H.B. 4170), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3447	3449		Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
3448	3450		(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities
3449	3451		is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
3450	3452		(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
3451	3453		more;
3452	3454		(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more
3453	3455		any part of which is located in a county with a population of
3454	3456		500,000 or more;
3455	3457		(3) a municipality with a population of less than
3456	3458		25,000:
3457	3459		(A) any part of which is located in a county with
3458	3460		a population of 3.3 million; and
3459	3461		(B) that contains or is adjacent to an
3460	3462		international port;
3461	3463		(4) a municipality with a population of at least
3462	3464		34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states;
3463	3465		(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a
3464	3466		county bordering the United Mexican States;
3465	3467		(6) a municipality with a population of less than
3466	3468		5,000 that is located:
3467	3469		(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of
3468	3470		Mexico; and
3469	3471		(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a
3470	3472		population greater than 3.3 million;
3471	3473		(7) a municipality that is located:
3472	3474		(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and
3473	3475		(B) in a county that does not contain a highway
3474	3476		that is part of the national system of interstate and defense
3475	3477		highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than
3476	3478		3.3 million;
3477	3479		(8) a municipality with a population of less than
3478	3480		8,500 that:
3479	3481		(A) is the county seat; and
3480	3482		(B) contains a highway that is part of the
3481	3483		national system of interstate and defense highways;
3482	3484		(9) a municipality located in a county with a
3483	3485		population between 60,000 and 66,000 adjacent to a bay connected to
3484	3486		the Gulf of Mexico;
3485	3487		(10) a municipality with a population of more than
3486	3488		40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a
3487	3489		population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders
3488	3490		the Gulf of Mexico;
3489	3491		(11) a municipality with a population between 18,000
3490	3492		and 18,500 that is located entirely in a county that:
3491	3493		(A) has a population of less than 200,000;
3492	3494		(B) is adjacent to two counties that each have a
3493	3495		population of more than 1.2 million; and
3494	3496		(C) contains two highways that are part of the
3495	3497		national system of interstate and defense highways; [or]
3496	3498		(12) a municipality with a population of more than
3497	3499		3,000 and less than 10,000 that:
3498	3500		(A) contains a highway that is part of the
3499	3501		national system of interstate and defense highways; and
3500	3502		(B) is located in a county with a population
3501	3503		between 150,000 and 155,000; [or]
3502	3504		(13) a municipality with a population of less than
3503	3505		75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has
3504	3506		a population greater than 3.3 million;
3505	3507		(14) [(13)] a municipality with a population between
3506	3508		14,000 and 17,000 that:
3507	3509		(A) contains three or more numbered United States
3508	3510		highways; and
3509	3511		(B) is located in a county that is adjacent to a
3510	3512		county with a population of more than 200,000; or
3511	3513		(15) [(13)] a municipality with a population of less
3512	3514		than 50,000 that is located in:
3513	3515		(A) a county that generated $20 million or more
3514	3516		in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from
3515	3517		oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or
3516	3518		(B) a county that is adjacent to two or more
3517	3519		counties described by Paragraph (A).
3518	3520		SECTION 20.010. Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code,
3519	3521		as amended by Chapters 169 (H.B. 917) and 478 (H.B. 511), Acts of
3520	3522		the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and
3521	3523		amended to read as follows:
3522	3524		(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following
3523	3525		counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
3524	3526		(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States;
3525	3527		(2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part
3526	3528		of which is located within 75 miles of an international border; [or]
3527	3529		(3) [(2)] a county with a population of 700,000 or
3528	3530		more; or
3529	3531		(4) [(3)] a county with a population of 400,000 or
3530	3532		more that borders the county in which the State Capitol is located.
3531	3533		SECTION 20.011. Section 731.001(b), Transportation Code,
3532	3534		is amended to conform to Chapter 1233 (H.B. 1548), Acts of the 86th
3533	3535		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows:
3534	3536		(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), the term "assembled
3535	3537		vehicle" does not include a golf cart, as defined by Section
3536	3538		551.401, or an off-highway vehicle, as defined by Section 551A.001
3537	3539		[663.001], regardless of whether the vehicle is built or assembled
3538	3540		by a hobbyist.
3539	3541		ARTICLE 21. REDESIGNATIONS
3540	3542		SECTION 21.001. The following provisions of enacted codes
3541	3543		are redesignated to eliminate duplicate citations or to relocate
3542	3544		misplaced provisions:
3543	3545		(1) Section 14.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added
3544	3546		by Chapter 1359 (H.B. 1545), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3545	3547		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 14.071, Alcoholic
3546	3548		Beverage Code.
3547	3549		(2) Section 25.15, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added
3548	3550		by Chapter 1359 (H.B. 1545), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3549	3551		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 25.16, Alcoholic Beverage
3550	3552		Code.
3551	3553		(3) Chapter 57, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by
3552	3554		Section 2(b), Chapter 1161 (H.B. 3222), Acts of the 86th
3553	3555		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 58,
3554	3556		Alcoholic Beverage Code, and Sections 57.001, 57.002, 57.003,
3555	3557		57.004, and 57.005, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by Section
3556	3558		2(b) of that Act, are redesignated as Sections 58.001, 58.002,
3557	3559		58.003, 58.004, and 58.005, Alcoholic Beverage Code, respectively.
3558	3560		(4) Section 14, Article 42.01, Code of Criminal
3559	3561		Procedure, as added by Chapter 641 (S.B. 1570), Acts of the 86th
3560	3562		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 15,
3561	3563		Article 42.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
3562	3564		(5) Article 42A.515, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
3563	3565		added by Chapter 290 (H.B. 2502), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3564	3566		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Article 42A.516, Code of
3565	3567		Criminal Procedure.
3566	3568		(6) Subsection (l), Section 28.006, Education Code, as
3567	3569		added by Chapter 450 (S.B. 2075), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3568	3570		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection (m), Section
3569	3571		28.006, Education Code.
3570	3572		(7) Subsection (g), Section 29.153, Education Code, as
3571	3573		added by Chapter 443 (S.B. 1679), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3572	3574		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection (e-1), Section
3573	3575		29.153, Education Code.
3574	3576		(8) Section 38.033, Education Code, as added by
3575	3577		Chapter 1042 (H.B. 706), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3576	3578		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 38.034, Education Code.
3577	3579		(9) Subchapter F, Chapter 38, Education Code, as added
3578	3580		by Chapter 1278 (H.B. 906), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3579	3581		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter F-1, Chapter 38,
3580	3582		Education Code.
3581	3583		(10) Subsection (c-7), Section 39.023, Education
3582	3584		Code, as added by Chapter 1282 (H.B. 1244), Acts of the 86th
3583	3585		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection
3584	3586		(c-9), Section 39.023, Education Code.
3585	3587		(11) Section 51.609, Government Code, as added by
3586	3588		Chapter 121 (H.B. 435), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3587	3589		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 51.610, Government Code.
3588	3590		(12) Section 72.034, Government Code, as added by
3589	3591		Chapter 743 (H.B. 770), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3590	3592		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 72.035, Government Code.
3591	3593		(13) Section 301.033, Government Code, as
3592	3594		transferred, redesignated, and amended by Chapter 1250 (H.B. 4181),
3593	3595		Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
3594	3596		redesignated as Section 301.034, Government Code.
3595	3597		(14) Subchapter Q, Chapter 411, Government Code, as
3596	3598		added by Chapter 220 (H.B. 833), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3597	3599		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter P-1,
3598	3600		Government Code, and Sections 411.461, 411.462, 411.463, 411.464,
3599	3601		411.465, 411.466, 411.467, 411.468, 411.469, 411.470, and 411.471,
3600	3602		Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
3601	3603		411.4501, 411.4502, 411.4503, 411.4504, 411.4505, 411.4506,
3602	3604		411.4507, 411.4508, 411.4509, 411.4510, and 411.4511, Government
3603	3605		Code, respectively.
3604	3606		(15) Subchapter Q, Chapter 411, Government Code, as
3605	3607		added by Chapter 595 (S.B. 616), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3606	3608		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter Q-1, Chapter
3607	3609		411, Government Code.
3608	3610		(16) Section 418.054, Government Code, as added by
3609	3611		Chapter 945 (H.B. 7), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3610	3612		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 418.0544, Government
3611	3613		Code.
3612	3614		(17) Section 418.054, Government Code, as added by
3613	3615		Chapter 1065 (H.B. 1307), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3614	3616		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 418.0545, Government
3615	3617		Code.
3616	3618		(18) Sections 418.054 and 418.055, Government Code, as
3617	3619		added by Chapter 703 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3618	3620		Session, 2019, are redesignated as Sections 418.0542 and 418.0543,
3619	3621		Government Code, respectively.
3620	3622		(19) Sections 418.054 and 418.055, Government Code, as
3621	3623		added by Chapter 614 (S.B. 982), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3622	3624		Regular Session, 2019, are redesignated as Sections 418.0546 and
3623	3625		418.0547, Government Code, respectively.
3624	3626		(20) Sections 418.054 and 418.055, Government Code, as
3625	3627		added by Chapter 285 (H.B. 2320), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3626	3628		Regular Session, 2019, are redesignated as Sections 418.0548 and
3627	3629		418.0549, Government Code, respectively.
3628	3630		(21) Sections 418.054 and 418.055, Government Code, as
3629	3631		added by Chapter 1116 (H.B. 2325), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3630	3632		Regular Session, 2019, are redesignated as Sections 418.0554 and
3631	3633		418.0555, Government Code, respectively.
3632	3634		(22) Sections 418.054 and 418.056, Government Code, as
3633	3635		added by Chapter 602 (S.B. 799), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3634	3636		Regular Session, 2019, are redesignated as Sections 418.0552 and
3635	3637		418.0553, Government Code, respectively.
3636	3638		(23) Section 418.055, Government Code, as added by
3637	3639		Chapter 946 (S.B. 6), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3638	3640		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 418.0541, Government
3639	3641		Code.
3640	3642		(24) Section 418.056, Government Code, as added by
3641	3643		Chapter 286 (H.B. 2340), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3642	3644		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 418.0551, Government
3643	3645		Code.
3644	3646		(25) Section 418.127, Government Code, as added by
3645	3647		Chapter 1116 (H.B. 2325), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3646	3648		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 418.125, Government Code.
3647	3649		(26) Subchapter F-1, Chapter 418, Government Code, as
3648	3650		added by Chapter 614 (S.B. 982), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3649	3651		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter F-2, Chapter
3650	3652		418, Government Code, and Sections 418.131, 418.132, and 418.133,
3651	3653		Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
3652	3654		418.141, 418.142, and 418.143, Government Code, respectively.
3653	3655		(27) Section 418.193, Government Code, as added by
3654	3656		Chapter 70 (S.B. 416), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3655	3657		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 418.195, Government Code.
3656	3658		(28) Section 420.035, Government Code, as added by
3657	3659		Chapter 297 (H.B. 3106), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3658	3660		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 420.036, Government Code.
3659	3661		(29) Chapter 424, Government Code, as added by Chapter
3660	3662		863 (H.B. 2945), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
3661	3663		2019, is redesignated as Chapter 425, Government Code, and Sections
3662	3664		424.001, 424.002, 424.003, 424.004, 424.005, 424.006, 424.007, and
3663	3665		424.008, Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as
3664	3666		Sections 425.001, 425.002, 425.003, 425.004, 425.005, 425.006,
3665	3667		425.007, and 425.008, Government Code, respectively.
3666	3668		(30) Section 493.032, Government Code, as added by
3667	3669		Chapter 1163 (H.B. 3227), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3668	3670		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 493.033, Government Code.
3669	3671		(31) Section 501.026, Government Code, as added by
3670	3672		Chapter 1163 (H.B. 3227), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3671	3673		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 501.027, Government Code.
3672	3674		(32) Section 511.0104, Government Code, as added by
3673	3675		Chapter 891 (H.B. 3440), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3674	3676		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 511.0106, Government
3675	3677		Code.
3676	3678		(33) Subsections (f), (g), and (h), Section 533.00253,
3677	3679		Government Code, as added by Chapter 1330 (H.B. 4533), Acts of the
3678	3680		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are redesignated as
3679	3681		Subsections (l), (l-1), and (l-2), Section 533.00253, Government
3680	3682		Code, respectively.
3681	3683		(34) Subsection (g), Section 533.005, Government
3682	3684		Code, as added by Chapter 981 (S.B. 1177), Acts of the 86th
3683	3685		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection
3684	3686		(h), Section 533.005, Government Code.
3685	3687		(35) Subdivision (7), Section 552.003, Government
3686	3688		Code, as added by Chapter 1216 (S.B. 943), Acts of the 86th
3687	3689		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subdivision
3688	3690		(1-a), Section 552.003, Government Code.
3689	3691		(36) Section 552.159, Government Code, as added by
3690	3692		Chapter 300 (H.B. 3913), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3691	3693		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 552.161, Government Code.
3692	3694		(37) Section 552.159, Government Code, as added by
3693	3695		Chapter 1340 (S.B. 944), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3694	3696		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 552.162, Government Code.
3695	3697		(38) Section 552.233, Government Code, as added by
3696	3698		Chapter 462 (S.B. 494), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3697	3699		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 552.2325, Government
3698	3700		Code.
3699	3701		(39) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3700	3702		Chapter 879 (H.B. 3084), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3701	3703		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.072, Government Code.
3702	3704		(40) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3703	3705		Chapter 890 (H.B. 3435), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3704	3706		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.073, Government Code.
3705	3707		(41) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3706	3708		Chapter 171 (H.B. 1064), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3707	3709		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.074, Government Code.
3708	3710		(42) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3709	3711		Chapter 193 (H.B. 2298), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3710	3712		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.075, Government Code.
3711	3713		(43) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3712	3714		Chapter 202 (H.B. 2597), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3713	3715		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.076, Government Code.
3714	3716		(44) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3715	3717		Chapter 354 (H.B. 295), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3716	3718		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.077, Government Code.
3717	3719		(45) Section 662.071, Government Code, as added by
3718	3720		Chapter 421 (S.B. 430), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3719	3721		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.078, Government Code.
3720	3722		(46) Section 662.112, Government Code, as added by
3721	3723		Chapter 160 (H.B. 405), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3722	3724		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 662.113, Government Code.
3723	3725		(47) Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as
3724	3726		added by Chapter 1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3725	3727		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter F, Chapter
3726	3728		2051, Government Code, and Sections 2051.151 and 2051.152,
3727	3729		Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
3728	3730		2051.201 and 2051.202, Government Code, respectively.
3729	3731		(48) Section 2054.069, Government Code, as added by
3730	3732		Chapter 604 (S.B. 819), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3731	3733		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 2054.0691, Government
3732	3734		Code.
3733	3735		(49) Section 2054.519, Government Code, as added by
3734	3736		Chapter 509 (S.B. 64), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3735	3737		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 2054.5181, Government
3736	3738		Code.
3737	3739		(50) Subsection (d), Section 2166.052, Government
3738	3740		Code, as added by Chapter 867 (H.B. 2977), Acts of the 86th
3739	3741		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection
3740	3742		(c-1), Section 2166.052, Government Code.
3741	3743		(51) Section 2262.056, Government Code, as added by
3742	3744		Chapter 615 (S.B. 986), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3743	3745		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 2262.057, Government
3744	3746		Code.
3745	3747		(52) Chapter 2272, Government Code, as added by
3746	3748		Chapter 501 (S.B. 22), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3747	3749		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 2273, Government Code,
3748	3750		and Sections 2272.001, 2272.002, 2272.003, 2272.004, and 2272.005,
3749	3751		Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
3750	3752		2273.001, 2273.002, 2273.003, 2273.004, and 2273.005, Government
3751	3753		Code, respectively.
3752	3754		(53) Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as added by
3753	3755		Chapter 1157 (H.B. 3147), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3754	3756		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 51, Health and Safety
3755	3757		Code, and Sections 50.0001, 50.0002, 50.0003, 50.0004, 50.0005,
3756	3758		50.0006, and 50.0007, Health and Safety Code, as added by that Act,
3757	3759		are redesignated as Sections 51.0001, 51.0002, 51.0003, 51.0004,
3758	3760		51.0005, 51.0006, and 51.0007, Health and Safety Code,
3759	3761		respectively.
3760	3762		(54) Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as added by
3761	3763		Chapter 889 (H.B. 3405), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3762	3764		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 52, Health and Safety
3763	3765		Code, and Sections 50.001, 50.002, 50.003, 50.004, 50.005, 50.006,
3764	3766		and 50.007, Health and Safety Code, as added by that Act, are
3765	3767		redesignated as Sections 52.0001, 52.0002, 52.0003, 52.0004,
3766	3768		52.0005, 52.0006, and 52.0007, Health and Safety Code,
3767	3769		respectively.
3768	3770		(55) Chapter 99, Health and Safety Code, as added by
3769	3771		Chapter 6 (S.B. 999), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3770	3772		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 99A, Health and Safety
3771	3773		Code, and Sections 99.001, 99.002, 99.003, 99.004, 99.005, and
3772	3774		99.006, Health and Safety Code, as added by that Act, are
3773	3775		redesignated as Sections 99A.001, 99A.002, 99A.003, 99A.004,
3774	3776		99A.005, and 99A.006, Health and Safety Code, respectively.
3775	3777		(56) Chapter 298C, Health and Safety Code, as added by
3776	3778		Chapter 454 (S.B. 2448), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3777	3779		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 298D, Health and Safety
3778	3780		Code, and Sections 298C.001, 298C.002, 298C.003, 298C.004,
3779	3781		298C.051, 298C.052, 298C.053, 298C.101, 298C.102, 298C.103,
3780	3782		298C.151, 298C.152, and 298C.153, Health and Safety Code, as added
3781	3783		by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 298D.001, 298D.002,
3782	3784		298D.003, 298D.004, 298D.051, 298D.052, 298D.053, 298D.101,
3783	3785		298D.102, 298D.103, 298D.151, 298D.152, and 298D.153, Health and
3784	3786		Safety Code, respectively.
3785	3787		(57) Subchapter K, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety
3786	3788		Code, as added by Chapter 1167 (H.B. 3285), Acts of the 86th
3787	3789		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter
3788	3790		L, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety Code, and Section 1001.261,
3789	3791		Health and Safety Code, as added by that Act, is redesignated as
3790	3792		Section 1001.281, Health and Safety Code.
3791	3793		(58) Subsection (e), Section 981.004, Insurance Code,
3792	3794		as added by Chapter 1089 (H.B. 1940), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3793	3795		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection (f), Section
3794	3796		981.004, Insurance Code.
3795	3797		(59) Subchapter E, Chapter 1101, Insurance Code, as
3796	3798		added by Chapter 515 (S.B. 437), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3797	3799		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter F, Chapter
3798	3800		1101, Insurance Code, and Sections 1101.201, 1101.202, and
3799	3801		1101.203, Insurance Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as
3800	3802		Sections 1101.251, 1101.252, and 1101.253, Insurance Code,
3801	3803		respectively.
3802	3804		(60) Section 250.009, Local Government Code, as added
3803	3805		by Chapter 1176 (H.B. 3371), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3804	3806		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 250.010, Local Government
3805	3807		Code.
3806	3808		(61) Section 53.0231, Occupations Code, as added by
3807	3809		Chapter 984 (S.B. 1217), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3808	3810		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 53.0232, Occupations
3809	3811		Code.
3810	3812		(62) Section 2302.009, Occupations Code, as added by
3811	3813		Chapter 1079 (H.B. 1755), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3812	3814		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 2302.010, Occupations
3813	3815		Code.
3814	3816		(63) Section 202.020, Property Code, as added by
3815	3817		Chapter 972 (S.B. 741), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3816	3818		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 202.021, Property Code.
3817	3819		(64) Chapter 7888, Special District Local Laws Code,
3818	3820		is transferred to Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
3819	3821		Code.
3820	3822		(65) Subsection (c), Section 41.41, Tax Code, as added
3821	3823		by Chapter 1284 (H.B. 1313), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3822	3824		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection (d), Section 41.41,
3823	3825		Tax Code.
3824	3826		(66) Subsection (f), Section 41.47, Tax Code, as added
3825	3827		by Chapter 699 (S.B. 2531), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3826	3828		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection (g-1), Section 41.47,
3827	3829		Tax Code.
3828	3830		(67) Subsection (q), Section 351.101, Tax Code, as
3829	3831		added by Chapter 351 (H.B. 3356), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
3830	3832		Regular Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subsection (p), Section
3831	3833		351.101, Tax Code.
3832	3834		(68) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3833	3835		Chapter 184 (H.B. 1821), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3834	3836		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.153, Transportation
3835	3837		Code.
3836	3838		(69) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3837	3839		Chapter 328 (S.B. 228), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3838	3840		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.154, Transportation
3839	3841		Code.
3840	3842		(70) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3841	3843		Chapter 498 (H.B. 4727), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3842	3844		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.155, Transportation
3843	3845		Code.
3844	3846		(71) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3845	3847		Chapter 522 (S.B. 575), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3846	3848		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.156, Transportation
3847	3849		Code.
3848	3850		(72) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3849	3851		Chapter 624 (S.B. 1221), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3850	3852		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.157, Transportation
3851	3853		Code.
3852	3854		(73) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3853	3855		Chapter 704 (H.B. 23), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3854	3856		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.158, Transportation
3855	3857		Code.
3856	3858		(74) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3857	3859		Chapter 813 (H.B. 2331), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3858	3860		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.159, Transportation
3859	3861		Code.
3860	3862		(75) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3861	3863		Chapter 827 (H.B. 2571), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3862	3864		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.160, Transportation
3863	3865		Code.
3864	3866		(76) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3865	3867		Chapter 828 (H.B. 2577), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3866	3868		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.161, Transportation
3867	3869		Code.
3868	3870		(77) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3869	3871		Chapter 893 (H.B. 3471), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3870	3872		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.162, Transportation
3871	3873		Code.
3872	3874		(78) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3873	3875		Chapter 1035 (H.B. 519), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3874	3876		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.163, Transportation
3875	3877		Code.
3876	3878		(79) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3877	3879		Chapter 1080 (H.B. 1810), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3878	3880		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.164, Transportation
3879	3881		Code.
3880	3882		(80) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3881	3883		Chapter 1209 (H.B. 4762), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3882	3884		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.165, Transportation
3883	3885		Code.
3884	3886		(81) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3885	3887		Chapter 7 (H.B. 540), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3886	3888		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.166, Transportation
3887	3889		Code.
3888	3890		(82) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3889	3891		Chapter 71 (S.B. 497), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3890	3892		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.167, Transportation
3891	3893		Code.
3892	3894		(83) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3893	3895		Chapter 79 (S.B. 1134), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3894	3896		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.168, Transportation
3895	3897		Code.
3896	3898		(84) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3897	3899		Chapter 134 (H.B. 1837), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3898	3900		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.169, Transportation
3899	3901		Code.
3900	3902		(85) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3901	3903		Chapter 135 (H.B. 1838), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3902	3904		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.170, Transportation
3903	3905		Code.
3904	3906		(86) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3905	3907		Chapter 219 (H.B. 693), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3906	3908		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.171, Transportation
3907	3909		Code.
3908	3910		(87) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3909	3911		Chapter 256 (H.B. 1039), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3910	3912		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.172, Transportation
3911	3913		Code.
3912	3914		(88) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3913	3915		Chapter 258 (H.B. 1249), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3914	3916		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.173, Transportation
3915	3917		Code.
3916	3918		(89) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3917	3919		Chapter 282 (H.B. 1779), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3918	3920		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.174, Transportation
3919	3921		Code.
3920	3922		(90) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3921	3923		Chapter 287 (H.B. 2351), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3922	3924		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.175, Transportation
3923	3925		Code.
3924	3926		(91) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3925	3927		Chapter 305 (H.B. 1856), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3926	3928		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.176, Transportation
3927	3929		Code.
3928	3930		(92) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3929	3931		Chapter 306 (H.B. 1858), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3930	3932		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.177, Transportation
3931	3933		Code.
3932	3934		(93) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3933	3935		Chapter 308 (H.B. 1969), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3934	3936		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.178, Transportation
3935	3937		Code.
3936	3938		(94) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3937	3939		Chapter 317 (H.B. 2615), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3938	3940		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.179, Transportation
3939	3941		Code.
3940	3942		(95) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3941	3943		Chapter 682 (S.B. 2156), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3942	3944		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.180, Transportation
3943	3945		Code.
3944	3946		(96) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3945	3947		Chapter 718 (H.B. 310), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3946	3948		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.181, Transportation
3947	3949		Code.
3948	3950		(97) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3949	3951		Chapter 735 (H.B. 635), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3950	3952		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.182, Transportation
3951	3953		Code.
3952	3954		(98) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3953	3955		Chapter 750 (H.B. 884), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3954	3956		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.183, Transportation
3955	3957		Code.
3956	3958		(99) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added by
3957	3959		Chapter 853 (H.B. 2809), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3958	3960		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.184, Transportation
3959	3961		Code.
3960	3962		(100) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added
3961	3963		by Chapter 874 (H.B. 3029), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3962	3964		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.185, Transportation
3963	3965		Code.
3964	3966		(101) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added
3965	3967		by Chapter 905 (H.B. 3671), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3966	3968		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.186, Transportation
3967	3969		Code.
3968	3970		(102) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added
3969	3971		by Chapter 913 (H.B. 3780), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3970	3972		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.187, Transportation
3971	3973		Code.
3972	3974		(103) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added
3973	3975		by Chapter 920 (H.B. 4211), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3974	3976		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.188, Transportation
3975	3977		Code.
3976	3978		(104) Section 225.152, Transportation Code, as added
3977	3979		by Chapter 1103 (H.B. 2167), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3978	3980		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 225.189, Transportation
3979	3981		Code.
3980	3982		(105) Section 372.054, Transportation Code, as added
3981	3983		by Chapter 744 (H.B. 803), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3982	3984		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 372.0535, Transportation
3983	3985		Code.
3984	3986		(106) Chapter 473, Transportation Code, as added by
3985	3987		Chapter 382 (H.B. 2899), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3986	3988		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Chapter 474, Transportation Code,
3987	3989		and Sections 473.001, 473.002, 473.003, and 473.004,
3988	3990		Transportation Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as
3989	3991		Sections 474.001, 474.002, 474.003, and 474.004, Transportation
3990	3992		Code, respectively.
3991	3993		(107) Section 504.325, Transportation Code, as added
3992	3994		by Chapter 128 (H.B. 1656), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3993	3995		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 504.326, Transportation
3994	3996		Code.
3995	3997		(108) Section 504.671, Transportation Code, as added
3996	3998		by Chapter 480 (H.B. 1130), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
3997	3999		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 504.672, Transportation
3998	4000		Code.
3999	4001		(109) Section 504.671, Transportation Code, as added
4000	4002		by Chapter 888 (H.B. 3394), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
4001	4003		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 504.673, Transportation
4002	4004		Code.
4003	4005		(110) Section 504.671, Transportation Code, as added
4004	4006		by Chapter 989 (S.B. 1271), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
4005	4007		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 504.674, Transportation
4006	4008		Code.
4007	4009		(111) Section 36.213, Utilities Code, as added by
4008	4010		Chapter 1067 (H.B. 1397), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
4009	4011		Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 36.214, Utilities Code.
4010	4012		SECTION 21.002. The following changes are made to conform
4011	4013		the provisions amended to the redesignating changes made by Section
4012	4014		21.001 of this Act and to correct cross-references:
4013	4015		(1) Section 607.001(1), Business & Commerce Code, is
4014	4016		amended to read as follows:
4015	4017		(1) "Center" means the payment fraud fusion center
4016	4018		established under Chapter 425 [424], Government Code.
4017	4019		(2) Subsection (a), Section 411.4507, Government
4018	4020		Code, as redesignated from Subsection (a), Section 411.467,
4019	4021		Government Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to read
4020	4022		as follows:
4021	4023		(a) When a law enforcement agency notifies the department
4022	4024		under Section 411.4506 [411.466], the department shall confirm the
4023	4025		accuracy of the information and, if confirmed, immediately issue an
4024	4026		alert under this subchapter in accordance with department rules.
4025	4027		(3) Section 411.4508, Government Code, as
4026	4028		redesignated from Section 411.468, Government Code, by Section
4027	4029		21.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
4028	4030		Sec. 411.4508 [411.468]. CONTENT OF CAMO ALERT. The alert
4029	4031		must include:
4030	4032		(1) all appropriate information that is provided by
4031	4033		the law enforcement agency under Section 411.4506 [411.466] and
4032	4034		that may lead to the safe recovery of the missing military member;
4033	4035		and
4034	4036		(2) a statement instructing any person with
4035	4037		information related to the missing military member to contact a law
4036	4038		enforcement agency.
4037	4039		(4) Section 411.4510, Government Code, as
4038	4040		redesignated from Section 411.470, Government Code, by Section
4039	4041		21.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
4040	4042		Sec. 411.4510 [411.470]. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION BY
4041	4043		TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Notwithstanding Section
4042	4044		411.4505(b) [411.465(b)], the Texas Department of Transportation
4043	4045		is not required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs
4044	4046		in a statewide alert system created under this subchapter if the
4045	4047		department receives notice from the United States Department of
4046	4048		Transportation Federal Highway Administration that the use of the
4047	4049		signs would result in the loss of federal highway funding or other
4048	4050		punitive actions taken against this state due to noncompliance with
4049	4051		federal laws, regulations, or policies.
4050	4052		(5) Subdivision (2), Section 418.141, Government
4051	4053		Code, as redesignated from Subdivision (2), Section 418.131,
4052	4054		Government Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to read
4053	4055		as follows:
4054	4056		(2) "Task force" means the task force established
4055	4057		under Section 418.142 [418.132].
4056	4058		(6) Subsections (l-1) and (l-2), Section 533.00253,
4057	4059		Government Code, as redesignated from Subsections (g) and (h),
4058	4060		Section 533.00253, Government Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act,
4059	4061		are amended to read as follows:
4060	4062		(l-1) [(g)] Not later than December 1, 2022, the commission
4061	4063		shall prepare and submit a written report to the legislature of the
4062	4064		executive commissioner's determination under Subsection (l) [(f)].
4063	4065		(l-2) [(h)] Subsections (l) [(f)] and (l-1) [(g)] and this
4064	4066		subsection expire September 1, 2023.
4065	4067		(7) Section 2051.201, Government Code, as
4066	4068		redesignated from Section 2051.151, Government Code, by Section
4067	4069		21.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
4068	4070		Sec. 2051.201 [2051.151]. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
4069	4071		Except as provided by Section 2051.202(b) [2051.152(b)], this
4070	4072		subchapter applies only to a political subdivision with the
4071	4073		authority to impose a tax that at any time on or after January 1,
4072	4074		2019, maintained a publicly accessible Internet website.
4073	4075		(8) Subsection (a), Section 2273.004, Government
4074	4076		Code, as redesignated from Subsection (a), Section 2272.004,
4075	4077		Government Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to read
4076	4078		as follows:
4077	4079		(a) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of
4078	4080		the state to enjoin a violation of Section 2273.003 [2272.003]. The
4079	4081		attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs
4080	4082		incurred in bringing an action under this subsection.
4081	4083		(9) Subsection (a), Section 51.0003, Health and Safety
4082	4084		Code, as redesignated from Subsection (a), Section 50.0003, Health
4083	4085		and Safety Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to read
4084	4086		as follows:
4085	4087		(a) The program:
4086	4088		(1) must collaborate with physicians and health care
4087	4089		providers to notify a prospective subject about the program when:
4088	4090		(A) the prospective subject provides informed
4089	4091		consent for a cancer clinical trial; or
4090	4092		(B) funding is available to provide the program
4091	4093		for the cancer clinical trial in which the prospective subject
4092	4094		participates;
4093	4095		(2) must reimburse subjects based on financial need,
4094	4096		which may include reimbursement to subjects whose income is at or
4095	4097		below 700 percent of the federal poverty level;
4096	4098		(3) must provide reimbursement for ancillary costs,
4097	4099		including costs described by Section 51.0002 [50.0002], to
4098	4100		eliminate the financial barriers to enrollment in a clinical trial;
4099	4101		(4) may provide reimbursement for reasonable
4100	4102		ancillary costs, including costs described by Section 51.0002
4101	4103		[50.0002], to one family member, friend, or other person who
4102	4104		attends a cancer clinical trial to support a subject; and
4103	4105		(5) must comply with applicable federal and state
4104	4106		laws.
4105	4107		(10) Subsections (a) and (c), Section 99A.002, Health
4106	4108		and Safety Code, as redesignated from Subsections (a) and (c),
4107	4109		Section 99.002, Health and Safety Code, by Section 21.001 of this
4108	4110		Act, are amended to read as follows:
4109	4111		(a) In developing the state plan under Section 99A.001
4110	4112		[99.001], the department shall seek comments from interested
4111	4113		parties, including:
4112	4114		(1) members of the public with, or who care for persons
4113	4115		with, Alzheimer's disease or related disorders;
4114	4116		(2) each state agency that provides services to
4115	4117		persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders;
4116	4118		(3) any advisory body that addresses issues related to
4117	4119		Alzheimer's disease or related disorders;
4118	4120		(4) public advocates concerned with issues related to
4119	4121		Alzheimer's disease or related disorders;
4120	4122		(5) physicians and health care providers licensed in
4121	4123		this state who have clinical training and experience in caring for
4122	4124		persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; and
4123	4125		(6) researchers of issues affecting persons with
4124	4126		Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.
4125	4127		(c) The department shall meet with interested parties at
4126	4128		least two times each year to:
4127	4129		(1) facilitate comments on and discuss the progress of
4128	4130		developing and implementing the state plan developed under this
4129	4131		chapter; and
4130	4132		(2) gather information for the report required under
4131	4133		Section 99A.004 [99.004].
4132	4134		(11) Section 99A.006, Health and Safety Code, as
4133	4135		redesignated from Section 99.006, Health and Safety Code, by
4134	4136		Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
4135	4137		Sec. 99A.006 [99.006]. NO CAUSE OF ACTION, DUTY, STANDARD
4136	4138		OF CARE, OR LIABILITY CREATED. Notwithstanding any other law,
4137	4139		Section 99A.001 [99.001], including the use of or failure to use any
4138	4140		information or materials developed or disseminated under that
4139	4141		section, does not create a civil, criminal, or administrative cause
4140	4142		of action or liability or create a standard of care, obligation, or
4141	4143		duty that provides a basis for a cause of action.
4142	4144		(12) Section 102.203(b), Health and Safety Code, is
4143	4145		amended to read as follows:
4144	4146		(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, money
4145	4147		awarded under this subchapter may be used for authorized expenses,
4146	4148		including honoraria, salaries and benefits, travel, conference
4147	4149		fees and expenses, consumable supplies, other operating expenses,
4148	4150		contracted research and development, capital equipment,
4149	4151		construction or renovation of state or private facilities, and
4150	4152		reimbursement for costs of participation incurred by cancer
4151	4153		clinical trial participants, including transportation, lodging,
4152	4154		and any costs reimbursed under the cancer clinical trial
4153	4155		participation program established under Chapter 51 [50].
4154	4156		(13) Subsection (c), Section 298D.101, Health and
4155	4157		Safety Code, as redesignated from Subsection (c), Section 298C.101,
4156	4158		Health and Safety Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to
4157	4159		read as follows:
4158	4160		(c) The board's determination of the amount of mandatory
4159	4161		payments to be collected during the year must be shown to be based
4160	4162		on reasonable estimates of the amount of revenue necessary to fund
4161	4163		intergovernmental transfers from the district to the state
4162	4164		providing the nonfederal share of payments described by Section
4163	4165		298D.103(b)(1) [298C.103(b)(1)] that is otherwise unfunded.
4164	4166		(14) Subsections (a) and (b), Section 298D.103, Health
4165	4167		and Safety Code, as redesignated from Subsections (a) and (b),
4166	4168		Section 298C.103, Health and Safety Code, by Section 21.001 of this
4167	4169		Act, are amended to read as follows:
4168	4170		(a) The local provider participation fund established under
4169	4171		Section 298D.102 [298C.102] consists of:
4170	4172		(1) all mandatory payments authorized under this
4171	4173		chapter and received by the district;
4172	4174		(2) money received from the Health and Human Services
4173	4175		Commission as a refund of an intergovernmental transfer from the
4174	4176		district to the state as the nonfederal share of Medicaid
4175	4177		supplemental payment program payments, provided that the
4176	4178		intergovernmental transfer does not receive a federal matching
4177	4179		payment; and
4178	4180		(3) the earnings of the fund.
4179	4181		(b) Money deposited to the local provider participation
4180	4182		fund may be used only to:
4181	4183		(1) fund intergovernmental transfers from the
4182	4184		district to the state to provide the nonfederal share of Medicaid
4183	4185		payments for:
4184	4186		(A) uncompensated care and delivery system
4185	4187		reform incentive payments to nonpublic hospitals, if those payments
4186	4188		are authorized under the Texas Healthcare Transformation and
4187	4189		Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the
4188	4190		federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315);
4189	4191		(B) uniform rate enhancements for nonpublic
4190	4192		hospitals in the Medicaid managed care service area in which the
4191	4193		district is located;
4192	4194		(C) payments available to nonpublic hospitals
4193	4195		under another waiver program authorizing payments that are
4194	4196		substantially similar to Medicaid payments to nonpublic hospitals
4195	4197		described by Paragraph (A) or (B); or
4196	4198		(D) any reimbursement to nonpublic hospitals for
4197	4199		which federal matching funds are available;
4198	4200		(2) subject to Section 298D.151(d) [298C.151(d)], pay
4199	4201		the administrative expenses of the district in administering the
4200	4202		program, including collateralization of deposits;
4201	4203		(3) refund a portion of a mandatory payment collected
4202	4204		in error from a paying hospital; and
4203	4205		(4) refund to paying hospitals a proportionate share
4204	4206		of the money that the district:
4205	4207		(A) receives from the Health and Human Services
4206	4208		Commission that is not used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid
4207	4209		supplemental payment program payments described by Subdivision
4208	4210		(1); or
4209	4211		(B) determines cannot be used to fund the
4210	4212		nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments
4211	4213		described by Subdivision (1).
4212	4214		(15) Subsection (d), Section 298D.151, Health and
4213	4215		Safety Code, as redesignated from Subsection (d), Section 298C.151,
4214	4216		Health and Safety Code, by Section 21.001 of this Act, is amended to
4215	4217		read as follows:
4216	4218		(d) Subject to the maximum amount prescribed by Subsection
4217	4219		(c) and this subsection, the board shall set the mandatory payments
4218	4220		in amounts that in the aggregate will generate sufficient revenue
4219	4221		to cover the administrative expenses of the district for activities
4220	4222		under this chapter, fund an intergovernmental transfer described by
4221	4223		Section 298D.103(b)(1) [298C.103(b)(1)], or make other payments
4222	4224		authorized under this chapter. The amount of the mandatory
4223	4225		payments must be based on reasonable estimates of the amount of
4224	4226		revenue necessary to cover the administrative expenses,
4225	4227		intergovernmental transfers, and other payments described by this
4226	4228		subsection as authorized under this chapter. The amount of revenue
4227	4229		from mandatory payments that may be used for administrative
4228	4230		expenses by the district in a year may not exceed $25,000, plus the
4229	4231		cost of collateralization of deposits. If the board demonstrates
4230	4232		to the paying hospitals that the costs of administering the program
4231	4233		under this chapter, excluding those costs associated with the
4232	4234		collateralization of deposits, exceed $25,000 in any year, on
4233	4235		consent of all of the paying hospitals, the district may use
4234	4236		additional revenue from mandatory payments received under this
4235	4237		chapter to compensate the district for its administrative expenses.
4236	4238		A paying hospital may not unreasonably withhold consent to
4237	4239		compensate the district for administrative expenses.
4238	4240		(16) Section 643.002, Transportation Code, as
4239	4241		effective September 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
4240	4242		Sec. 643.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
4241	4243		(1) motor carrier operations exempt from registration
4242	4244		by the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. Section
4243	4245		14504a) or a motor vehicle registered under the single state
4244	4246		registration system established under 49 U.S.C. Section 14504(c)
4245	4247		when operating exclusively in interstate or international
4246	4248		commerce;
4247	4249		(2) a motor vehicle registered as a cotton vehicle
4248	4250		under Section 504.505;
4249	4251		(3) a motor vehicle the department by rule exempts
4250	4252		because the vehicle is subject to comparable registration and a
4251	4253		comparable safety program administered by another governmental
4252	4254		entity;
4253	4255		(4) a motor vehicle used to transport passengers
4254	4256		operated by an entity whose primary function is not the
4255	4257		transportation of passengers, such as a vehicle operated by a
4256	4258		hotel, day-care center, public or private school, nursing home, or
4257	4259		similar organization;
4258	4260		(5) a vehicle operating under:
4259	4261		(A) Section 14.071 [14.07], Alcoholic Beverage
4260	4262		Code;
4261	4263		(B) Section 16.10, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
4262	4264		(C) Section 19.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
4263	4265		(D) Section 20.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
4264	4266		(6) a vehicle operated by a governmental entity; or
4265	4267		(7) a tow truck, as defined by Section 2308.002,
4266	4268		Occupations Code.
4267	4269		ARTICLE 22. EFFECTIVE DATE
4268	4270		SECTION 22.001. Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
4269	4271		this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
4270		-	______________________________ ______________________________
4271		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
4272		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3607 was passed by the House on May 8,
4273		-	2021, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 2 present, not
4274		-	voting.
4275		-	______________________________
4276		-	Chief Clerk of the House
4277		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3607 was passed by the Senate on May
4278		-	27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
4279		-	______________________________
4280		-	Secretary of the Senate
4281		-	APPROVED: _____________________
4282		-	Date
4283		-	_____________________
4284		-	Governor