| TO: | Honorable Patrick M. Rose, Chair, House Committee on Human Services |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2329 by Guillen (Relating to employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code as it relates to employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities.
SECTION 1 of the bill would amend Chapter 250, Health and Safety Code, to add obstruction or retaliation to the list of offenses for which a facility regulated under the chapter may bar employment.
SECTION 2 of the bill would amend the heading of Chapter 253, Health and Safety Code, to read "Certain Employee Misconduct; Registry."
SECTION 3 of the bill would prohibit an employee of a facility regulated by Chapter 253, Health and Safety Code, from soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept, in any month, one or more gifts with a total value of $100 or more from a resident or consumer. An employee who violates this provision of the bill would commit reportable conduct for the purposes of this chapter.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
| Source Agencies: | 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, SJ, LR
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