Bill Text: TX SB511 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the operation of the juvenile boards of Crosby and Lubbock Counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-24 - Effective immediately [SB511 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB511-Comm_Sub.html

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By: Perry S.B. No. 511
(In the Senate - Filed January 28, 2021; March 9, 2021, read
first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
April 1, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6,
Nays 0; April 1, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of the juvenile boards of Crosby and
Lubbock Counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 152.0601, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The juvenile board of Crosby County and the juvenile
boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close
proximity to Crosby County may agree to operate together with
respect to all matters, or with respect to certain matters
specified by the juvenile boards. Juvenile boards operating
together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse
funds for the boards.
SECTION 2. Section 152.1581, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) The juvenile board of Lubbock County and the juvenile
boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close
proximity to Lubbock County may agree to operate together with
respect to all matters, or with respect to certain matters
specified by the juvenile boards. Juvenile boards operating
together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse
funds for the boards.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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