78R10433 KKA-F


By:  Dukes                                                        H.B. No. 2451

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2451:                                   

By:  Villarreal                                               C.S.H.B. No. 2451


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention to establish a fee schedule for services provided through the council. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 73.0051, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: (l) The council by rule may establish a system of payments by families of children receiving services under this chapter, including a schedule of sliding fees, in a manner consistent with 34 C.F.R. Sections 303.12(a)(3)(iv), 303.520, and 303.521. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.