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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the housing and health services |
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coordination council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.1092(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The council is composed of 17 [16] members consisting |
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of: |
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(1) the director; |
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(2) one representative from each of the following |
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agencies, appointed by the head of that agency: |
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(A) the Office of Rural Affairs within the |
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Department of Agriculture; |
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(B) the Texas State Affordable Housing |
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Corporation; |
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(C) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(D) the Department of Assistive and |
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Rehabilitative Services; |
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(E) the Department of Aging and Disability |
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Services; [and] |
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(F) the Department of State Health Services; and |
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(G) the Texas Veterans Commission; |
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(3) one representative from the Department of |
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Agriculture who is: |
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(A) knowledgeable about the Texans Feeding |
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Texans and Retire in Texas programs or similar programs; and |
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(B) appointed by the head of that agency; |
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(4) one member who is: |
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(A) a member of the Health and Human Services |
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Commission Promoting Independence Advisory Committee; and |
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(B) appointed by the governor; and |
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(5) one representative from each of the following |
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interest groups, appointed by the governor: |
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(A) financial institutions; |
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(B) multifamily housing developers; |
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(C) health services entities; |
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(D) nonprofit organizations that advocate for |
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affordable housing and consumer-directed long-term services and |
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support; |
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(E) consumers of service-enriched housing; |
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(F) advocates for minority issues; and |
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(G) rural communities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 736 was passed by the House on April |
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3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 736 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |