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


Senate Research Center   S.B. 36
77R757 ESH-DBy: Zaffirini
Health & Human Services
1/26/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, health and human services caseworkers at various agencies know
little about the programs available for children at other agencies.  As
proposed, S.B. 36 establishes joint training for health and human services
agency 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 agency 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 available under a Section 1915(c) waiver program. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.