78R7646 KKA-F

By:  Dukes                                                        H.B. No. 2451



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to establishment of a fee schedule for services provided 
through the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 73.0051(b), Human Resources Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The council by rule shall:                                                
		(1)  provide for compliance with the terms and 
provisions of applicable federal and state laws in the 
administration of programs and the delivery of services under this 
chapter;
		(2)  establish a program to monitor fiscal and program 
implementation; [and]
		(3)  establish appropriate sanctions for providers who 
fail to comply with statutory and regulatory fiscal and program 
requirements; and
		(4)  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.