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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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Texas Division of Emergency Management. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.054. DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) The |
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division shall, subject to the availability of funds, contract with |
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a vendor to develop and maintain an electronic disaster case |
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management system. |
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(b) The system developed under Subsection (a) may be used |
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for case management during and after a disaster by persons selected |
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by the division, including: |
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(1) a person affected by a disaster; |
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(2) a municipality or county affected by a disaster; |
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(3) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(4) the General Land Office; |
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(5) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(6) the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; |
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(7) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(8) the Texas Department of Insurance; |
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(9) the Department of Agriculture; |
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(10) appropriate federal agencies; and |
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(11) any other appropriate entity. |
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(c) The system developed under Subsection (a) may include |
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the capability for a person affected by a disaster to apply for |
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assistance from multiple sources. The system must allow the person |
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to control which other users of the system have access to |
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information submitted by the person to the system. |
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(d) Information collected or maintained by the system |
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developed under Subsection (a) that could identify a person |
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affected by a disaster is confidential and not subject to |
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disclosure under Chapter 552. The information may be disclosed to a |
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governmental body described by Subsection (b) for the purpose of |
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disaster relief or recovery. |
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(e) The division shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |