SRC CTC, BWC S.B. 36 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 36
By: Zaffirini
Health & Human Services
5/22/2001
Enrolled


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Health and human services caseworkers at various agencies know little about
the programs available for children at other agencies.  S.B. 36 establishes
joint training for health and human services caseworkers to increase their
awareness and knowledge of services available to children in their, and at
other, agencies. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 531B, Government Code, by adding Section
531.0244, as follows: 

Sec. 531.0244. JOINT TRAINING FOR CERTAIN CASEWORKERS.  Requires the
commissioner of health and human services to provide for joint training for
health and human services caseworkers whose clients are children, including
caseworkers employed by certain departments.  Requires training under this
section to be designed to increase a caseworker's knowledge and awareness
of the services available to children at each health and human services
agency or local mental health or mental retardation authority, including
long-term care programs and services available under a Section 1915(c)
waiver program. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.