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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental |
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disability coordinating council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter M-2 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER M-2. STATEWIDE INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL |
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DISABILITY COORDINATING COUNCIL |
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Sec. 531.491. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "council" |
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means the statewide intellectual and developmental disability |
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coordinating council. |
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Sec. 531.492. PURPOSE. The council is established to |
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ensure this state develops a strategic approach for the provision |
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of intellectual and developmental disability services in this |
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state. |
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Sec. 531.493. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council is |
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composed of the following members: |
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(1) subject to Subsection (b), one or more |
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representatives designated by each of the following entities: |
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(A) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(B) the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; |
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(C) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(D) the Texas Education Agency; |
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(E) the Texas Center for Disability Studies at |
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The University of Texas at Austin; |
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(F) the Center on Disability and Development at |
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Texas A&M University; |
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(G) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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(H) the Commission on Jail Standards; and |
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(2) the following members appointed by the executive |
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commissioner: |
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(A) a representative of a local intellectual and |
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developmental disability authority as defined by Section 531.002, |
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Health and Safety Code; |
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(B) a representative of the Governor's Committee |
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on People with Disabilities; |
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(C) a representative of the Texas Council for |
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Developmental Disabilities; |
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(D) a representative of the Arc of Texas; |
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(E) a representative of a managed care |
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organization; |
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(F) a provider of Medicaid long-term services and |
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supports; |
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(G) a person or family member of an individual |
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with an intellectual or developmental disability; |
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(H) a representative of the commission's office |
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of the ombudsman; |
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(I) representatives of the commission, with one |
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representative appointed from each division of the commission with |
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responsibility for: |
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(i) Medicaid and the Children's Health |
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Insurance Program services; |
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(ii) intellectual and developmental |
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disability behavioral health services; |
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(iii) health and specialty care system |
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employment; |
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(iv) health, developmental, and |
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independence services; and |
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(v) access and eligibility services; |
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(J) a physician; and |
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(K) any additional members as the executive |
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commissioner determines appropriate who are recognized experts |
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serving individuals with intellectual and developmental |
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disabilities or who represent the interests of individuals with |
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intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall determine the number |
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of representatives that each entity may designate under Subsection |
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(a)(1) to serve on the council. |
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(c) The council may authorize another state agency or |
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institution that provides specific intellectual and developmental |
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disability services with the use of money appropriated by this |
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state to designate a representative to the council. |
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(d) A council member serves at the pleasure of the |
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designating entity. |
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Sec. 531.494. PRESIDING OFFICER; TERMS; VACANCY. (a) The |
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executive commissioner shall designate a member of the council to |
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serve as the presiding officer. |
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(b) Council members serve three-year terms. |
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(c) The appropriate authority shall fill a vacancy on the |
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council in the same manner as the original designation or |
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appointment. |
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(d) A council member designated or appointed to fill a |
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vacancy holds the office for the unexpired portion of the term. |
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Sec. 531.495. MEETINGS. The council shall meet at least once |
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quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding officer. |
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Sec. 531.496. DUTIES. The council: |
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(1) shall, in accordance with Section 531.497: |
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(A) develop a recurring five-year statewide |
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intellectual and developmental disability strategic plan and |
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monitor the implementation of the plan; and |
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(B) submit the strategic plan to the executive |
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commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to |
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the plan; |
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(2) shall develop and, not later than November 1 of |
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each even-numbered year, submit to the legislature a biennial |
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coordinated statewide intellectual and developmental disability |
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expenditure proposal; |
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(3) shall annually publish an updated inventory of |
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state-funded intellectual and developmental disability programs |
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and services that includes: |
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(A) a description of the manner in which those |
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programs and services further the purpose of the statewide |
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intellectual and developmental disability strategic plan; and |
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(B) an estimate of the number of individuals |
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waiting for or interested in receiving those programs and services; |
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and |
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(4) may facilitate opportunities to increase |
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collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal |
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and state funds for intellectual and developmental disability |
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services in this state. |
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Sec. 531.497. RECURRING FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND |
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RELATED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. (a) Not later than March 1 of the |
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last state fiscal year in each five-year period covered by the most |
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recent strategic plan required under Section 531.496(1), the |
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council shall: |
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(1) develop a new strategic plan for the next five |
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state fiscal years that begins with the following fiscal year; and |
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(2) submit the new strategic plan to the executive |
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commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to |
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the strategic plan. |
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(b) Not later than the 90th day after receiving the |
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strategic plan required under Section 531.496(1), the executive |
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commissioner and the administrative head of each agency that is |
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subject to the plan shall develop and submit to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the legislature a plan for implementing |
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the recommendations applicable to the agency under the strategic |
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plan. An implementation plan must include a justification for any |
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recommendation the commission or other agency declines to |
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implement. |
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Sec. 531.498. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The council is |
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subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). The council shall be |
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reviewed during the period in which the commission is reviewed |
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under Section 531.004. Unless continued in existence as provided by |
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Chapter 325, the council is abolished and this subchapter expires |
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on the date on which the commission is subject to abolishment under |
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that section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 31, 2024, the |
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appropriate authorities shall designate or appoint, as applicable, |
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members to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability |
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coordinating council as required by Section 531.493(a), Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Not later than March 1, 2024, the statewide intellectual |
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and developmental disability coordinating council established |
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under Subchapter M-2, Chapter 531, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, shall hold the council's initial meeting. |
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(c) Not later than March 1, 2025, the statewide intellectual |
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and developmental disability coordinating council shall prepare |
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the initial strategic plan required by Section 531.496(1), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |