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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required military informed care or military cultural |
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competency training for certain personnel of entities that provide |
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mental health services to veterans or veterans' families before |
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award of a state agency grant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.352, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) A state agency may not award a grant to an entity for the |
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provision of mental health services to veterans or veterans' |
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families unless the entity demonstrates the entity: |
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(1) has previously received and successfully executed |
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a grant from the state agency; or |
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(2) provides training on military informed care or |
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military cultural competency to entity personnel who provide mental |
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health services to veterans or veterans' families or requires those |
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personnel to complete military competency training provided by any |
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of the following: |
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(A) the commission; |
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(B) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(C) the Military Veteran Peer Network; |
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(D) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health |
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Services Administration within the United States Department of |
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Health and Human Services; |
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(E) the United States Department of Defense; |
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(F) the United States Department of Veterans |
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Affairs; or |
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(G) a nonprofit organization that is exempt from |
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federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code |
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of 1986, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) |
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of that code, with experience in providing training or technical |
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assistance to entities that provide mental health services to |
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veterans or veterans' families. |
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(f) The commission and the Department of State Health |
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Services shall jointly verify that each state agency authorized to |
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award a grant subject to the requirements of Subsection (e) has |
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adopted policies to ensure compliance with Subsection (e). |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Subchapter I, Chapter 1001, |
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Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [PROGRAM] FOR VETERANS |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter I, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.225 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.225. LIMITATION ON GRANTS. The department may |
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not award a grant to an entity for the provision of mental health |
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services to veterans or veterans' families unless the entity |
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demonstrates the entity: |
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(1) has previously received and successfully executed |
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a grant from the department; or |
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(2) provides training on military informed care or |
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military cultural competency to entity personnel who provide |
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mental health services to veterans or veterans' families or |
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requires those personnel to complete military competency training |
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provided by any of the following: |
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(A) the Texas Veterans Commission; |
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(B) the commission; |
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(C) the Military Veteran Peer Network; |
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(D) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health |
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Services Administration within the United States Department of |
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Health and Human Services; |
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(E) the United States Department of Defense; |
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(F) the United States Department of Veterans |
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Affairs; or |
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(G) a nonprofit organization that is exempt from |
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federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code |
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of 1986, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) |
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of that code, with experience in providing training or technical |
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assistance to entities that provide mental health services to |
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veterans or veterans' families. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |