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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of adults with mental illness in |
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reduced-fare programs of public transportation providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 461, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 461.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 461.010. REDUCED FARE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH |
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DISABILITIES; INCLUSION OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. A public |
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transportation provider that offers reduced fares for people with |
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disabilities must offer the same reduced fares for adults who have |
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severe and persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, major |
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depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, |
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obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder, attention |
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deficit/hyperactivity disorder, delusional disorder, bulimia |
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nervosa, anorexia nervosa, or other severely disabling mental |
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disorders that require crisis resolution or ongoing and long-term |
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support and treatment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |