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	Amend SB 27 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 531.02443 to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.02443.  IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY LIVING OPTIONS 
INFORMATION PROCESS AT STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR CERTAIN ADULT 
RESIDENTS.  (a)  In this section:
		(1)  "Adult resident" means a person with mental 
retardation who:    
			(A)  is at least 22 years of age; and                                 
			(B)  resides in a state school.                                       
		(2)  "Department" means the Department of Aging and 
Disability Services.
		(3)  "Legally authorized representative" has the 
meaning assigned by Section 241.151, Health and Safety Code.
		(4)  "Local mental retardation authority" has the 
meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
		(5)  "State school" has the meaning assigned by Section 
531.002, Health and Safety Code.
	(b)  This section applies only to the community living 
options information process for an adult resident.
	(c)  The department shall contract with local mental 
retardation authorities to implement the community living options 
information process required by Section 531.02442 for an adult 
resident.
	(d)  The contract with the local mental retardation 
authority must:   
		(1)  delegate to the local mental retardation authority 
the department's duties under Section 531.02442 with regard to the 
implementation of the community living options information process 
at a state school;
		(2)  include performance measures designed to assist 
the department in evaluating the effectiveness of a local mental 
retardation authority in implementing the community living options 
information process; and
		(3)  ensure that the local mental retardation authority 
provides service coordination and relocation services to an adult 
resident who chooses, is eligible for, and is recommended by the 
interdisciplinary team for a community living option to facilitate 
a timely, appropriate, and successful transition from the state 
school to the community living option.
	(e)  The department, with the advice and assistance of the 
interagency task force on ensuring appropriate care settings for 
persons with disabilities and representatives of family members or 
legally authorized representatives of adult residents, persons 
with mental retardation, state schools, and local mental 
retardation authorities, shall:
		(1)  develop an effective community living options 
information process;
		(2)  create uniform procedures for the implementation 
of the community living options information process; and
		(3)  minimize any potential conflict of interest 
regarding the community living options information process between 
a state school and an adult resident, an adult resident's legally 
authorized representative, or a local mental retardation 
authority.
	(f)  A state school shall:                                              
		(1)  allow a local mental retardation authority to 
participate in the interdisciplinary planning process involving 
the consideration of community living options for an adult 
resident;
		(2)  to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or 
federal confidentiality laws, provide a local mental retardation 
authority with access to an adult resident and an adult resident's 
records to assist the authority in implementing the community 
living options information process; and
		(3)  provide the adult resident or the adult resident's 
legally authorized representative with accurate information 
regarding the risks of moving the adult resident to a community 
living option.