Amend CSHB 1401 as follows:
(1) On page 4, line 17, strike "2007" and substitute "2011".
(2) On page 16, between lines 4 and 5, add the following new
Section 13 to the bill and renumber the existing Section 13 and the
subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION 13. Section 81.017(a), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission and each of the following agencies shall
adopt <by rule> a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the
delivery of services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and
to reduce duplication of services:
(1) the Texas Department of Human Services;
(2) the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation;
(3) the Texas Workforce Commission;
(4) the Texas Department of Health;
(5) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(6) the Texas Education Agency;
(7) the Texas Department on Aging;
(8) the Texas School for the Deaf;
(9) the Texas Rehabilitation Commission;
(10) the institutional division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice; and
(11) any other state agency involved in providing
services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.