79R1124 KEG-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.B. No. 1377


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maintenance of area agencies on aging that provide services for the aging and persons with disabilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 531.02481(e), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) The executive commissioner shall assure the maintenance of no fewer than 28 area agencies on aging that provide services for the aging and persons with disabilities in order to assure [the continuation of] a local system of access and assistance that is sensitive to [the] aging and disabled populations [population]. The executive commissioner shall identify the area agencies on aging as the access and assistance entry points for long-term care services provided through the Department of Aging and Disability Services for those populations. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.