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