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AN ACT
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relating to certain reports submitted and analyses conducted |
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regarding health and human services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (h), Section 264.701, Family Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) The committee shall: |
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(1) develop and adopt policies and procedures |
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governing the system each state agency uses to evaluate the |
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effectiveness of programs to prevent or treat child abuse or |
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neglect with which the agency contracts; |
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(2) develop and adopt standard definitions of "child |
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abuse treatment" and "child abuse prevention" to be used in |
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implementing and administering the evaluation system created under |
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this subchapter; |
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(3) develop and adopt standard models and guidelines |
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for prevention and treatment of child abuse to be used in |
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implementing and administering the evaluation system created under |
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this subchapter; |
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(4) develop and adopt, in cooperation with each |
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affected state agency, a schedule for each agency's adoption and |
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implementation of the committee's evaluation system that considers |
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each agency's budget cycle; |
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(5) develop and adopt a standard report form and a |
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reporting schedule for the affected agencies; and |
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(6) develop and adopt objective criteria by which the |
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performance of child abuse programs may be measured after reports |
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under this subchapter are submitted and evaluated[; and
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[(7)
report annually to the Board of Protective and
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Regulatory Services, governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
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the house of representatives on the results of the committee's
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evaluation process]. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 531.0274, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0274. COORDINATION AND APPROVAL OF CASELOAD |
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ESTIMATES[; REPORT]. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 531.1235, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The advisory board shall prepare a biennial [an annual] |
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report with respect to the recommendations of the advisory board |
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under Subsection (a). The advisory board shall file the report with |
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the commission, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, |
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the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house |
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of representatives not later than December 15 of each even-numbered |
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year. |
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SECTION 4. Subsection (b), Section 531.124, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The advisory board shall biennially [annually] review |
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and comment on the minimum standards adopted under Section 111.041 |
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and the plan implemented under Subsection (a) and shall include its |
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conclusions in the report submitted under Section 531.1235. |
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SECTION 5. Subsection (b), Section 11.0045, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The board shall publish the plan not later than |
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September 1 of each even-numbered year. The board shall at a |
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minimum: |
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(1) make the plan available on its generally |
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accessible Internet site; and |
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(2) make printed copies of the plan available on |
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request to members of the public[; and
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[(3)
send printed copies of the plan to the governor,
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the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
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representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the committees
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of the senate and the house of representatives that have oversight
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responsibilities regarding the board and the department]. |
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SECTION 6. The heading to Section 32.017, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.017. RECORDS [AND REVIEW]. |
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SECTION 7. The heading to Section 36.012, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36.012. RESEARCH[; REPORT TO LEGISLATURE]. |
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SECTION 8. Subsection (a), Section 83.005, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The identity of a veteran about whom a report has been |
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made under Section 83.002 [or 83.004] may not be disclosed unless |
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the veteran consents to the disclosure. |
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SECTION 9. Section 83.009, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 83.009. CERTAIN CASES EXCLUDED. Section [Sections] |
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83.002 does [and 83.004 do] not apply to veterans treated before |
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January 1, 1982, for symptoms typical of a person who has been |
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exposed to a chemical defoliant or herbicide or other causative |
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agent, including Agent Orange. |
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SECTION 10. Subsection (c), Section 94.001, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall update the state plan developed |
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under this section biennially [and shall, not later than October 1
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of each even-numbered year, file the state plan with the governor,
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives]. |
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SECTION 11. Subsection (h), Section 108.0065, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(h) The commission, using existing funds, may contract with |
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an entity to comply with the requirements under Subsection |
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[Subsections] (e) [and (f)]. |
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SECTION 12. Subsection (g), Section 533.032, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) The department shall: |
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(1) attach the report [reports] required by Subsection |
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[Subsections] (c) [and (e)] to the department's legislative |
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appropriations request for each biennium; |
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(2) at the time the department presents its |
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legislative appropriations request, present the report [reports] |
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to the: |
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(A) governor; |
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(B) governor's budget office; |
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(C) lieutenant governor; |
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(D) speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(E) Legislative Budget Board; and |
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(F) Health and Human Services Commission; and |
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(3) update the department's long-range plan biennially |
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and include the report [reports] in the plan. |
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SECTION 13. Subsection (a), Section 533.0415, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department, the Texas Department of Human Services, |
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the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile Probation |
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Commission, and the Texas Education Agency by rule shall adopt a |
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joint memorandum of understanding to develop interagency training |
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for the staffs of the agencies involved in the functions of |
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assessment, case planning, case management, and in-home or direct |
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delivery of services to children, youth, and their families. The |
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memorandum must: |
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(1) outline the responsibility of each agency in |
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coordinating and developing a plan for interagency training on |
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individualized assessment and effective intervention and treatment |
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services for children and dysfunctional families; and |
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(2) provide for the establishment of an interagency |
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task force to: |
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(A) develop a training program to include |
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identified competencies, content, and hours for completion of the |
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training with at least 20 hours of training required each year until |
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the program is completed; |
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(B) design a plan for implementing the program, |
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including regional site selection, frequency of training, and |
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selection of experienced clinical public and private professionals |
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or consultants to lead the training; and |
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(C) monitor, evaluate, and revise the training |
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program, including the development of additional curricula based on |
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future training needs identified by staff and professionals[; and
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[(D)
submit a report to the governor, lieutenant
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governor, and speaker of the house of representatives by October 15
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of each even-numbered year]. |
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SECTION 14. Subsection (d), Section 22.005, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) With the approval of the comptroller, the department |
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shall establish an internal accounting system, and the department's |
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expenditures shall be allocated to the various funds according to |
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the system. [At the end of each fiscal biennium the department
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shall report to the comptroller the amount of the unencumbered
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balances in each of the department's operating funds that belongs
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to the children's assistance fund and the medical assistance fund,
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and those unencumbered balances shall be returned to the
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appropriate special fund.] |
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SECTION 15. Subsection (d), Section 33.002, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The department shall continually monitor the expedited |
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issuance of food stamp benefits to ensure that each region in the |
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state complies with federal regulations and that those households |
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eligible for expedited issuance are identified, processed, and |
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certified within the timeframes prescribed within the federal |
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regulations. [As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal
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year, the department shall report to the Governor's Office of
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Budget and Planning, the Legislative Budget Board, the state
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auditor, and the department's board members regarding its
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monitoring of expedited issuance and the degree of compliance with
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federal regulations on a region-by-region basis. The department
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shall notify members of the legislature and the standing committees
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of the senate and house of representatives having primary
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jurisdiction over the department of the filing of the report.] |
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SECTION 16. Section 34.006, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.006. STUDY. The Texas Workforce Commission, in |
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collaboration with local workforce development boards and the |
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appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of |
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representatives, shall: |
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(1) study methods to improve the delivery of workforce |
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services to persons residing in minimum service counties, as |
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defined by the commission; and |
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(2) develop recommendations to improve the delivery of |
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services described by Subdivision (1) [for inclusion in the report
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required by Section 34.007]. |
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SECTION 17. Subsection (b), Section 52.001, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The [Consistent with the provisions of the Memorandum of
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Understanding on Family Planning Services required by Section
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22.012, Human Resources Code, the] department shall: |
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(1) set guidelines for keeping statistical |
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information on school age pregnancy and parenthood by agencies, |
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organizations, and individuals so that the information may be |
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evaluated and compared; |
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(2) collect information relating to school age |
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pregnancy as considered necessary by the department, including |
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information on educational programs provided in the public school |
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system relating to family life education, abstinence from sex, and |
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sexually transmitted diseases; |
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(3) serve as a statewide clearinghouse on information |
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relating to school age pregnancy and education on abstinence from |
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sex and make it available to the legislature, other state agencies, |
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and private entities that are involved in preventing school age |
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pregnancy, addressing the problems caused by school age pregnancy, |
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or encouraging abstinence from sex; |
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(4) analyze and evaluate the data collected on and |
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studies relating to school age pregnancy and make the analysis and |
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information readily available to the legislature, relevant |
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agencies, and the public; and |
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(5) make recommendations to the relevant state |
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agencies or the legislature to prevent duplication of services[;
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and
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[(6)
submit a report each regular session to the
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legislature on the status of school age pregnancy programs in the
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state and the department's progress in meeting the requirements of
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this section]. |
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SECTION 18. Section 131.005, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 131.005. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. Each health |
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and human services agency that provides, purchases, or otherwise |
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funds transportation services for clients shall: |
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(1) comply with the standardized system of reporting |
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and accounting established by the office under Section |
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131.003(a)(3); and |
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(2) make any changes to agency data collection systems |
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that are necessary to enable the agency to comply with the |
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standardized system[; and
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[(3)
not later than August 31 of each year, submit to
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the office a report relating to transportation services that
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complies with the standardized system]. |
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SECTION 19. Section 131.006, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 131.006. IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE COORDINATION |
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PLAN. In order to implement the statewide coordination plan |
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created by the office under Section 131.003(a)(2), the office |
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shall: |
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(1) review rules, policies, contracts, grants, and |
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funding mechanisms relating to transportation services of each |
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health and human services agency that provides, purchases, or |
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otherwise funds transportation services for clients to determine |
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whether the rules, policies, contracts, grants, and funding |
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mechanisms are consistent with the plan; and |
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(2) make recommendations for revisions to rules, |
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policies, contracts, grants, and funding mechanisms determined |
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under Subdivision (1) to be inconsistent with the plan[; and
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[(3)
not later than September 30 of each even-numbered
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year, submit a report by electronic mail and by hand delivery to the
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governor, the secretary of state, the Legislative Budget Board, and
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the commissioner relating to the results of the review conducted by
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the office under this section]. |
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SECTION 20. Subsection (c), Section 264.205, Family Code, |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 21. The following provisions of the Government Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 531.0243; |
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(2) Subsection (b), Section 531.0273; |
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(3) Subsections (c), (d), and (e), Section 531.0274; |
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(4) Section 531.029; |
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(5) Section 531.0311; |
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(6) Subsection (b), Section 531.056; |
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(7) Subsection (l), Section 531.070; |
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(8) Subsection (f), Section 531.110; |
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(9) Section 531.603; |
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(10) Section 752.005; |
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(11) Section 752.006; and |
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(12) Subchapter G, Chapter 531. |
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SECTION 22. The following provisions of the Health and |
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Safety Code are repealed: |
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(1) Subsections (c), (d), and (e), Section 32.017; |
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(2) Subsection (b), Section 36.012; |
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(3) Subsection (e), Section 62.104; |
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(4) Section 83.004; |
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(5) Subsections (f) and (g), Section 108.0065; |
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(6) Section 121.0067; |
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(7) Subsection (i), Section 532.021; |
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(8) Subsections (e) and (f), Section 533.032; |
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(9) Subsection (e), Section 533.033; |
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(10) Section 533.036; |
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(11) Subsection (b), Section 533.049; |
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(12) Subsection (b), Section 533.050; |
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(13) Subsection (d), Section 534.022; |
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(14) Subsection (d), Section 571.0065; and |
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(15) Section 1001.031. |
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SECTION 23. The following provisions of the Human Resources |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) Subsection (b), Section 22.025; |
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(2) Subsection (c), Section 22.0255; |
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(3) Section 31.0034; |
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(4) Subsection (d), Section 31.0325; |
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(5) Subsection (s), Section 32.021; |
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(6) Subsection (d), Section 32.048; |
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(7) Subsection (d), Section 32.055; |
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(8) Section 32.257; |
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(9) Subsection (c), Section 33.0022; |
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(10) Section 34.007; |
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(11) Subsection (c), Section 52.001; |
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(12) Section 117.031; and |
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(13) Section 161.031. |
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SECTION 24. The following provisions of the Occupations |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) Section 505.207; and |
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(2) Section 603.157. |
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SECTION 25. Section 1.23, Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of |
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the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is repealed. |
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SECTION 26. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 71 passed the Senate on |
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April 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2011, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 71 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 149, |
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Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |