BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 873 |
By: Sanford |
Human Services |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that it is important to recognize the positive results of the vocational rehabilitation program and to inform the public of these outcomes and of the program's current agenda. C.S.H.B. 873 seeks to publicize the achievements of the vocational rehabilitation program.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission in SECTION 1 of this bill.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 873 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to publish information regarding the success of the vocational rehabilitation program on the respective agency's website. The bill requires a video published on the DARS website, including the DARS Division for Rehabilitation Services' vocational rehabilitation orientation video, to be accessible through video streaming platforms that are compatible with common operating systems for electronic devices and requires DARS to consult with the Department of Information Resources to determine the video streaming platforms to be used for this purpose. The bill authorizes the executive commissioner of HHSC to adopt rules necessary to implement the bill's provisions.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 873 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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