Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1154 amends the Government Code to allow the Health and Human Services Commission to award grants to community-based organizations to develop comprehensive, community-based support and service delivery systems for long-term care services. The bill establishes criteria for awarding and administering the grants, including the requirement that priority be given to programs that use the Internet and other information technology to provide referral services to clients, information for local and long-term care services, and needs assessment, as well as requiring community-based organizations to partially match any grant money awarded.