Texas Agriculture Code
§ 12.040 — TEXAS CERTIFIED RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PROGRAM
AG § 12.040Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · Ch. 12. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "program" means the Texas Certified Retirement Community Program.
(b)The department shall establish and maintain a Texas Certified Retirement Community Program in which retirees and potential retirees are encouraged to make their homes in Texas communities that have met the criteria for certification by the department as a Texas certified retirement community.
(c)The mission of the program is to:
(1)promote Texas as a retirement destination to retirees and potential retirees both in and outside Texas;
(2)assist Texas communities in their efforts to market themselves as desirable retirement locations and to develop communities that retirees would find attractive for a retirement lifestyle;
(3)assist in the development of retirement communities and life-care communities for economic development purposes and as a means of providing a potential workforce and enriching Texas communities; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1197 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1197 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.