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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 disaster case management system by the |
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General Land Office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.193 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.193. DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) The |
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General Land Office shall develop and maintain an electronic |
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disaster case management system. The system must: |
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(1) collect all information needed to obtain disaster |
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assistance from an individual who needs housing-related assistance |
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as a result of a disaster; and |
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(2) allow the individual to designate the entities to |
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which an application for assistance and other information may be |
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sent, including the General Land Office, organized volunteer |
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groups, and local nonprofit organizations. |
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(b) The General Land Office may coordinate with federal, |
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state, and local agencies and nongovernmental entities, including |
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private nonprofit organizations, for use of the system under |
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Subsection (a) to gather data from and share information with and |
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between those entities to streamline applications submitted by |
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individual households to relevant disaster assistance providers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |