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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a committee on licensing standards for |
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certain facilities licensed by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.0222 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0222. COMMITTEE ON LICENSING STANDARDS FOR |
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UNACCOMPANIED MINOR FACILITIES. (a) The committee on licensing |
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standards for facilities that provide services to unaccompanied |
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minors is composed of seven members appointed as follows: |
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(1) one member appointed by the governor; |
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(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor, |
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including one member who represents the pediatric medical |
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community; |
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(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives, including one member who is an expert in the |
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field of trauma-informed care; |
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(4) one member from the House Human Services Committee |
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appointed by the chair of that committee; and |
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(5) one member from the Senate Health and Human |
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Services Committee appointed by the chair of that committee. |
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(b) The committee shall meet not less than twice in Austin. |
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(c) The committee shall review and analyze the information |
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provided by the department and committee members and shall make |
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recommendations for policy and statutory changes relating to |
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licensing standards and facility inspections to improve the |
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delivery and quality of care provided by facilities that provide |
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services to unaccompanied minors. |
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(d) The committee shall report its findings and |
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recommendations to the department, the commission, and the |
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legislature not later than September 1, 2020. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2019, the appropriate |
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appointing authorities shall appoint the members of the committee |
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on licensing standards for unaccompanied minor facilities as |
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provided by Section 42.0222, Human Resources Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |