Sec. 531.0021. REFERENCE TO STATE SCHOOL, SUPERINTENDENT, OR LOCAL MENTAL RETARDATION AUTHORITY. (a) A reference in law to a "state school" means a state supported living center.
(b) A reference in law to a "superintendent," to the extent the term is intended to refer to the person in charge of a state supported living center, means the director of a state supported living center.
(c) A reference in law to a "local mental retardation authority" means a local intellectual and developmental disability authority.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 18, eff. June 11, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1333, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability
Chapter 531 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Services
Section 531.001. Purpose; Policy
Section 531.0021. Reference to State School, Superintendent, or Local Mental Retardation Authority