86R6126 LED-D
 
  By: Lucio S.B. No. 428
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study of using a single intake form for state and
  federal disaster assistance.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
  Commission.
               (2)  "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency
  Management.
         (b)  The commission and the division shall conduct a study to
  determine the feasibility of developing:
               (1)  a single intake form that would compile all
  information needed to obtain disaster assistance from multiple
  state and federal programs for an individual who needs assistance
  as a result of a disaster; and
               (2)  an automated intake system for collecting the
  information.
         (c)  The commission and the division shall coordinate with
  the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other appropriate state
  and federal agencies to conduct the study under Subsection (b) of
  this section. The commission and the division must determine
  whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other
  appropriate state and federal agencies will accept the single
  intake form.
         (d)  Not later than September 1, 2020, the commission and the
  division shall prepare and submit a written report to the
  legislature containing the findings of the study conducted under
  Subsection (b) of this section and any recommendations to the
  legislature.
         SECTION 2.  This Act expires January 1, 2021.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.