1-1  By:  Rodriguez (Senate Sponsor - Madla)              H.C.R. No. 129
    1-2        (In the Senate - Received from the House May 22, 1995;
    1-3  May 23, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
    1-4  and Human Services; May 23, 1995, reported favorably by the
    1-5  following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 23, 1995, sent to printer.)
    1-6                      HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-7        WHEREAS, The San Antonio State Chest Hospital was established
    1-8  in 1953 as a tuberculosis sanitorium and is operated today by the
    1-9  Texas Department of Health as a 115-bed hospital for the treatment
   1-10  of infectious diseases, including multiple-drug resistant
   1-11  tuberculosis, Hansen's disease, and acquired immune deficiency
   1-12  syndrome; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, The San Antonio State School, operated by the Texas
   1-14  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, was established
   1-15  in 1978 to provide residential care to mentally retarded persons
   1-16  who cannot otherwise care for themselves; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The San Antonio State Hospital, operated by the
   1-18  Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, was
   1-19  established in 1892 and is operated today as the San Antonio State
   1-20  Hospital, providing mental health treatment and services to
   1-21  individuals with mental illness; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, The San Antonio State Chest Hospital, the San
   1-23  Antonio State Hospital, and the San Antonio State School share a
   1-24  campus of 65 acres and desire to provide services for their
   1-25  patients and residents in the most cost-efficient manner; and
   1-26        WHEREAS, These institutions currently cooperate to provide
   1-27  services to complement their respective missions; and
   1-28        WHEREAS, The physical plants of these institutions are in
   1-29  need of major maintenance in the mechanical, electrical, and
   1-30  plumbing systems, as well as the needs for asbestos removal and
   1-31  other renovations to ensure suitable facilities for the care of the
   1-32  residents and patients; and
   1-33        WHEREAS, The collocation of these institutions provides
   1-34  opportunities to share certain support services, such as food,
   1-35  laundry, laboratory, and pharmacy services; now, therefore, be it
   1-36        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
   1-37  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation conduct a
   1-38  feasibility study to ascertain the costs for constructing and/or
   1-39  renovating buildings on the campus of the San Antonio State Chest
   1-40  Hospital, the San Antonio State Hospital, and the San Antonio State
   1-41  School in order to achieve the maximum benefits from their
   1-42  collocation; and, be it further
   1-43        RESOLVED, That the cost of the feasibility study be within
   1-44  the authorized appropriation of each agency; and, be it further
   1-45        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
   1-46  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation report the
   1-47  findings of the feasibility study to the 75th Legislature.
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