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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation for habilitation transportation services |
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under the community living assistance and support services (CLASS) |
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waiver program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.079 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.079. COMMUNITY LIVING AND SUPPORT SERVICES (CLASS) |
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PROGRAM: HABILITATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. To the extent |
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permitted by federal law, an individual who provides habilitation |
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transportation services to a recipient under the community living |
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assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program is entitled |
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to compensation for all time spent operating a motor vehicle in |
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connection with transporting a recipient, including time spent |
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returning a recipient's vehicle to a designated location without |
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the recipient as a passenger. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |