Amend CSHB 2702 by adding the following SECTIONS and renumber
subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 455.0015(c) and (d), Transportation
Code, as added by Section 2.127, Chapter 198, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The [Texas Department of Health and the] Health and
Human Services Commission shall contract with the department for
the department to deliver public [assume all responsibilities of
the Texas Department of Health and the Health and Human Services
Commission relating to the provision of] transportation services to
[for] clients of eligible programs, except that the department
shall not assume responsibility for client case review, case
management, or coordination or authorization of benefits. [The
department shall hold at least one public hearing to solicit the
views of the public concerning the transition of transportation
services to the department under this subsection and shall meet
with and consider the views of interested persons, including
persons representing transportation clients.]
(d) Each health and human service agency and the Texas
Workforce Commission shall maximize the availability of federal
funding for transportation. If federal funding or supplemental
rebate revenue is received by a health and human service agency or
by the Texas Workforce Commission, that agency shall reimburse the
department from those federal funds or supplemental rebate revenue
in an amount equal to the ratio between total state funding on
associated transportation expenditures and total state funding on
all functions with which the federal funds or supplemental rebate
revenue is associated.
(e) [(d)] The department may contract with any public or
private transportation provider or with any regional
transportation broker for the provision of public transportation
services.
SECTION __. Section 461.012(g), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(g) The commission shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the commission relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Section 533.012(b), Health and Safety Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the department relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Amend Section 22.001, Human Resources Code, as
added by Section 2.129, Chapter 198, Acts of the 78th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2003, by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(e) The department shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the department relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Section 40.002(f), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) The department may contract with the Texas Department of
Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the department relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Section 91.021(g), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(g) The commission shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the department relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Section 101.0256(b), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the department relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Section 111.0525(d), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The commission shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the department relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. Section 301.063(f), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) The commission shall contract with the Texas Department
of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to
deliver public transportation services to [assume all
responsibilities of the commission relating to the provision of
transportation services for] clients of eligible programs, except
that the Texas Department of Transportation shall not assume
responsibility for client case review, case management, or
coordination or authorization of benefits.
SECTION __. The following laws are repealed:
(1) Sections 13.02, Chapter 1325, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003; and
(2) Chapter 459, Transportation Code.