Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB784 Compare Versions

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11 87R3844 EAS-D
2- By: Guerra, Allison, Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 784
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to a local agreement with the Department of State Health
88 Services to improve laboratory capabilities in border counties.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 12, Health and Safety
1111 Code, is amended by adding Section 12.073 to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 12.073. LOCAL AGREEMENT. The department shall enter
1313 into an agreement with an institution of higher education as
1414 defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, located in Cameron or
1515 Hidalgo County to increase the availability of laboratory services
1616 in counties adjacent to this state's international border with
1717 Mexico.
1818 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.