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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to administration of the Homeless Management Information |
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System in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.905(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The council shall: |
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(1) survey current resources for services for the |
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homeless in this state; |
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(2) initiate an evaluation of the current and future |
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needs for the services; |
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(3) assist in coordinating and providing statewide |
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services for all homeless individuals in this state; |
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(4) increase the flow of information among separate |
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providers and appropriate authorities; |
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(5) develop guidelines to monitor the provision of |
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services for the homeless and the methods of delivering those |
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services; |
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(6) provide technical assistance to the housing |
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finance division of the department in assessing the need for |
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housing for individuals with special needs in different localities; |
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(7) coordinate with the Texas Workforce Commission, |
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local workforce development boards, homeless shelters, and public |
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and private entities to provide homeless individuals information on |
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services available to assist them in obtaining employment and job |
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training; |
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(8) establish a central resource and information |
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center for the homeless in this state; [and] |
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(9) ensure that the Homeless Management Information |
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System is administered by the lead agency for each continuum of care |
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in this state; and |
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(10) ensure that local or statewide nonprofit |
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organizations perform the duties under this section that the |
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council is unable to perform. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |