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Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report), in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-37), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
____.  Single Point of Access. Out of funds appropriated to the Health and Human Services Commission above and to the extent permitted by state law, the commission shall arrange to meet quarterly with each state agency and commission division that provides services or benefits to individuals with a disability to:
(1)  review the programs and service providers that provide services or benefits to individuals with a disability; and
(2)  develop opportunities to establish a single point of access through which a person assists individuals with a disability in:
(A)  finding programs or service providers that provide services or benefits appropriate for the individual; and
(B)  applying to receive the services or benefits from the programs or providers.