Amend CSSB 204 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 25, line 20, strike "2017" and substitute "2019".
(2) On page 26, line 13, strike "2018" and substitute "2020".
(3) On page 26, line 18, strike "2018" and substitute "2020".
(4) On page 26, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
Sec. 555.204. AUSTIN STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER STUDY. (a) The department shall conduct a study of possible alternative uses for the Austin State Supported Living Center campus.
(b) In conducting the study, the department shall:
(1) determine the feasibility of colocating the Austin State Hospital and the Austin State Supported Living Center:
(A) on the current campus of the state hospital or the center; or
(B) at a location other than the current location of the state hospital or center that is less than 15 miles from the rotunda of the State Capitol;
(2) consider partnership opportunities for governmental organizations or health care organizations to lease or purchase portions of the campus for use for other purposes, including health care purposes, state agency purposes, or private use;
(3) consider sharing between the Austin State Hospital and the Austin State Supported Living Center the clinical or professional expertise and resources necessary to provide mental health services and intellectual and developmental disability services to residents of both the hospital and the living center, whether colocated together at one campus or located at two separate campuses, and to individuals who live in the community and receive community-based services under a Medicaid waiver program; and
(4) consider use of the Austin State Supported Living Center campus to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are residents of that campus and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in the community and receive community-based services through a Medicaid waiver program.
(c) For purposes of considering opportunities described by Subsection (b), the department shall coordinate with the Department of State Health Services or its successor agency and the Texas Facilities Commission to examine potential costs and mitigation strategies, such as:
(1) partnerships for infrastructure improvements;
(2) partnerships for sharing resources to improve operational efficiency, including the sharing of administrative functions, staff resources, buildings, and land maintenance;
(3) potential revenue to be gained by the provision of health care services to individuals in community settings;
(4) potential revenue to be gained by leasing or selling portions of the campus or the whole campus;
(5) infrastructure needs; and
(6) capacity and demand needs of individuals with disabilities in the Central Texas area.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the department shall prepare and submit a report containing the results of the study to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over state finance, appropriations, and health and human services.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2017.