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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for a funeral establishment license. |
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�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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�������SECTION�1.��Section 651.351, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (i) to read as |
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follows: |
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�������(d)��A funeral establishment must: |
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�������������(1)��meet the building, fire safety, and health |
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standards and health ordinances of this state and of the |
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municipality in which the establishment is located; |
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�������������(2)��except as provided by Subsection (i),��be located |
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at a fixed place that is not tax-exempt property or a cemetery; |
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�������������(3)��include facilities in which funeral services may |
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be conducted; |
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�������������(4)��have access to rolling stock consisting of at |
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least one motor hearse; |
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�������������(5)��include a preparation room containing the |
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facilities, equipment, and supplies required by commission rule to |
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ensure the provision of adequate embalming services; |
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�������������(6)��include other facilities as necessary to comply |
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with the sanitary codes of this state and of the municipality in |
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which the room is located; and |
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�������������(7)��include a display containing sufficient |
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merchandise to permit reasonable selection, including at least five |
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adult caskets, two of which must be full-size. |
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�������(i)��Subsection (d)(2) does not apply to a funeral |
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establishment that is: |
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�������������(1)��located on the real property of a public junior |
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college; and |
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�������������(2)��operated in connection with an accredited |
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educational program in funeral services offered by the public |
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junior college. |
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�������SECTION�2.��This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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���President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House����� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�755 passed the Senate on |
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April�16,�2009, by the following vote:��Yeas�31, Nays�0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate���� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�755 passed the House on |
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May�26,�2009, by the following vote:��Yeas�146, Nays�0, two |
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present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House��� |
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Approved: |
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������������Date |
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����������Governor |