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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the provision of vision services benefits to |
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older individuals in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "commission" means the |
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Health and Human Services Commission. |
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(b) The commission, the Governor's Committee on People with |
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Disabilities, and the Aging Texas Well advisory committee shall |
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collaborate to conduct a study to evaluate the barriers and |
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limitations and develop recommendations related to expanding |
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vision services benefits to older individuals in this state. In |
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conducting the study, the entities shall: |
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(1) identify a comprehensive training curriculum that |
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can be used by governmental agencies and personnel who provide |
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direct intervention and independent living services to older |
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individuals who are experiencing vision loss; |
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(2) explore coordination opportunities between |
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governmental agencies and organizations in the private and public |
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sectors regarding providing vision services benefits to older |
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individuals; and |
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(3) identify incentives and benefits for |
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organizations in the private sector that address the issue of |
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vision loss in the older individual population. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2018, the executive |
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commissioner of the commission shall submit a written report |
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containing the findings of the study conducted under Subsection (b) |
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of this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and the members of the |
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legislature. |
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(d) This Act expires December 1, 2018. |
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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. |