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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a |
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school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain |
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services provided to eligible students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 38.034 and 38.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.034. ON-CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. A district |
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may contract with a local mental health authority to provide mental |
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health services on a campus of the district. |
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Sec. 38.035. REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID. The Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall allow a district to enroll as a |
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provider under the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, |
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Human Resources Code, to provide and receive reimbursement for the |
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provision of mental health services to district students who are |
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medical assistance recipients. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |