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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a pilot program to create |
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additional housing for certain individuals with an intellectual or |
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developmental disability through a Medicaid waiver program. |
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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 531.02441 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.02441. PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall |
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establish and conduct a pilot program for a period of ten years that |
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provides funding to a community non-profit corporation to create |
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additional housing in this state for not less than 100 individuals |
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with an intellectual or developmental disability through the home |
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and community-based services (HCS) waiver program. |
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(b) The community non-profit corporation funded under this |
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section must: |
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(1) be in a county with a population between 900,000 |
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and 1.5 million that is located adjacent to a county with a |
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population of 2.5 million or more; and |
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(2) have a history of providing services to not less |
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than 300 individuals with an intellectual or developmental |
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disability for a period of not less than 10 years. |
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(c) In establishing the pilot program, the commission shall |
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set a goal to reduce the number of individuals residing and |
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receiving services in state supported living centers, as defined by |
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Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code, to an extent necessary to |
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offset the costs of the pilot program. |
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(d) The commission shall use proceeds from general |
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obligations bonds issued by the Texas Public Finance Authority to |
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provide funding for the creation of additional housing under the |
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pilot program. |
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(e) The community non-profit corporation that is provided |
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with funding under the pilot program shall prepare and submit an |
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annual report to the commission that summarizes the results of the |
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pilot program. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that any other waiver or authorization |
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from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that |
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provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the |
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waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision |
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until the waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2020, but |
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only if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, authorizing the issuance of |
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general obligation bonds for conducting a program to create |
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additional housing for individuals with an intellectual or |
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developmental disability is approved by the voters. If that |
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amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect. |