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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that state schools provide certain |
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services to persons residing in the communities in which the |
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schools are located. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 533, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 533.051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 533.051. PROVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BY STATE |
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SCHOOL. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state school shall |
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provide to persons with mental retardation who reside in the |
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community in which the school is located nonresidential services |
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that are comparable to the services provided to residents of the |
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state school. The state school is required to provide the |
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nonresidential services only: |
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(1) to a person with mental retardation who would |
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qualify for those services if the person resided in the state |
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school; and |
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(2) if the state school is reimbursed for those |
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services. |
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(b) The nonresidential services a state school must provide |
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include: |
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(1) behavior treatment services; |
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(2) skills training; |
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(3) occupational therapy; |
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(4) physical therapy; and |
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(5) vocational training. |
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(c) A state school may contract with the local mental |
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retardation authority or a community provider for the state school |
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to provide the services. |
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(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission by rule shall prescribe appropriate charges for |
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the services if the state school does not receive reimbursement for |
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the services from a third party, including a local, state, or |
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federal program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |