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  H.B. No. 953
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the appointment of the superintendent of juvenile
  detention facilities in Wichita County.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 152.2492(b), Human Resources Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The chief juvenile probation officer [family court
  services department administrator] shall appoint the
  superintendent of each facility. The juvenile board must confirm
  the appointment. A superintendent or an assistant may be suspended
  or removed at any time by the appointing authority.
         SECTION 2.  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, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 953 was passed by the House on April
  4, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 953 was passed by the Senate on May
  15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor