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| 1 | 1 | 87R12397 JG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Ramos H.B. No. 3686 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the investigation of alleged exploitation of certain | |
| 8 | 8 | elderly persons. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended by adding Section 48.15215 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 48.15215. INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGED EXPLOITATION OF | |
| 13 | 13 | CERTAIN ELDERLY PERSONS. (a) An investigation of alleged | |
| 14 | 14 | exploitation of an elderly person may be continued by the adult | |
| 15 | 15 | protective services division of the department or by an entity | |
| 16 | 16 | authorized to conduct the investigation for up to two years | |
| 17 | 17 | following the date of the elderly person's death. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) This section applies only to an investigation that | |
| 19 | 19 | begins before an elderly person's death. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 21 | 21 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 22 | 22 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |