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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a comprehensive plan for increasing and improving the |
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workforce in this state that serves persons with mental health and |
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substance use issues. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.02253 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.02253. COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE PLAN FOR MENTAL |
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HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE. (a) The commission shall develop and |
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implement a comprehensive plan to increase and improve the |
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workforce in this state to serve persons with mental health and |
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substance use issues. In developing the plan, the commission shall |
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analyze and consider available studies, reports, and |
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recommendations regarding that segment of the workforce in this |
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state or elsewhere. |
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(b) The plan must include: |
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(1) a strategy and timeline for implementing the plan, |
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including short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals; |
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(2) a system for monitoring the implementation of the |
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plan; and |
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(3) a method for evaluating the outcomes of the plan. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall develop and begin implementing the |
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plan required under Section 531.02253, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |