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By: Thompson of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 1386 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2019; |
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April 15, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & |
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Human Services; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training and development activities for persons who may |
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interact with an individual with autism or other pervasive |
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developmental disorder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 114.013, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and |
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(d) to read as follows: |
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(b) As part of coordinating resources under Subsection (a), |
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the commission shall: |
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(1) collect and distribute information and research |
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regarding autism and other pervasive developmental disorders; |
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(2) conduct training and development activities for |
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persons who may interact with an individual with autism or another |
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pervasive developmental disorder in the course of their employment, |
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including school, medical, and [or] law enforcement personnel, and |
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personnel of the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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(3) coordinate with local entities that provide |
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services to an individual with autism or another pervasive |
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developmental disorder; and |
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(4) provide support for families affected by autism |
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and other pervasive developmental disorders. |
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(c) The commission shall ensure that training and |
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development activities under this section are: |
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(1) evidenced-based; |
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(2) applicable to the professional role of each type |
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of personnel to be trained under Subsection (b)(2); and |
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(3) instructive regarding means of effectively |
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communicating and engaging with individuals with limited social or |
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verbal abilities. |
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(d) At least once every five years, in consultation with an |
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institution of higher education, the commission shall revise the |
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materials and methods for the training and development activities |
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to be provided under Subsection (b)(2). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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revise the materials and methods for the training and development |
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activities to be provided under Section 114.013(b)(2), Human |
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Resources Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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