House Bill 728
House Author: Rose
Effective: 9-1-23
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini et al.
House Bill 728 amends the Government Code to establish the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council to ensure a strategic statewide approach to interagency aging services. Among other provisions, the bill sets out the duties of the council, which include developing a recurring five year statewide interagency aging services strategic plan, developing a biennial coordinated statewide interagency aging services expenditure proposal for submission to the legislature, and annually publishing an updated inventory of state funded interagency aging programs and services. The bill requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission and the administrative head of each agency that is subject to the strategic plan to develop a plan for implementing the recommendations applicable to the agency under the strategic plan.