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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to employing and training mental health professionals for |
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the mental health program for veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.352(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) For the mental health program for veterans, the |
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commission shall: |
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(1) provide training to peer service coordinators and |
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peers in accordance with Section 434.353; |
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(2) provide technical assistance to peer service |
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coordinators and peers; |
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(3) identify, train, and communicate with |
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community-based licensed mental health professionals, |
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community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations; |
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(4) coordinate services for justice involved |
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veterans; [and] |
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(5) coordinate local delivery to veterans and |
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immediate family members of veterans of mental health first aid for |
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veterans training; and |
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(6) employ and train mental health professionals to |
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assist the Department of State Health Services in the |
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administration of the program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |