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House Bill 1784 |
House Author: Farias |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte |
House Bill 1784 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the Texas Veterans Commission, the Veterans' Land Board, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), not later than December 1, 2011, to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purposes of coordinating and collecting information about the use and analysis among state agencies of data received from the Public Assistance Reporting Information System and developing new strategies for state agencies to use system data in ways that generate fiscal savings for the state and maximize the availability of and access to benefits for veterans. The bill requires HHSC, the Texas Veterans Commission, and DADS to coordinate to assist veterans in maximizing the benefits available to each veteran by using the system and authorizes HHSC and the Texas Veterans Commission to determine the geographic scope of such efforts. The bill requires HHSC, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Veterans' Land Board, and DADS, not later than October 1, 2012, to collectively submit a report containing specified information regarding the system to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.