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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating |
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council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter M-3 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER M-3. STATEWIDE INTERAGENCY AGING SERVICES COORDINATING |
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COUNCIL |
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Sec. 531.482. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "council" |
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means the statewide interagency aging services coordinating |
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council. |
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Sec. 531.483. PURPOSE. The council is established to |
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ensure a strategic statewide approach to interagency aging |
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services. |
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Sec. 531.473. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council is |
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composed of at least one representative designated by each of the |
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following entities: |
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(1) the governor's office; |
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(2) the Texas Veterans Commission; |
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(3) the commission; |
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(4) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(5) the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services-Adult Protective Services; |
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(6) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(7) the Office of the Attorney General; |
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(8) the Department of Agriculture - Office of Rural |
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Health; |
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(9) the UT Health Science Center San Antonio - Barshop |
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Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies; |
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(10) the UT Austin Aging and Longevity Center; and |
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(11) the Texas A&M University Center for Population |
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Health and Aging. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall determine the number |
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of representatives that each entity may designate to serve on the |
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council. |
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(c) The council may authorize another state agency or |
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institution that provides specific interagency aging services with |
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the use of appropriated money to designate a representative to the |
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council. |
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(d) A council member serves at the pleasure of the |
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designating entity. |
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Sec. 531.474. PRESIDING OFFICER. The Aging Services |
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Coordination Office at HHSC shall serve as the presiding officer of |
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the council. |
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Sec. 531.475. MEETINGS. The council shall meet at least |
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once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding |
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officer. |
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Sec. 531.476. POWERS AND DUTIES. The council: |
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(1) The coordinating council shall submit the five |
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year strategic plan to the Executive Commissioner of HHSC for |
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approval; |
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(2) shall develop a biennial coordinated statewide |
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interagency aging services expenditure proposal; |
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(3) shall annually publish an updated inventory of |
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interagency aging programs and services that are funded by the |
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state that includes a description of how those programs and |
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services further the purpose of the statewide interagency aging |
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services strategic plan; |
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(4) may create subcommittees to carry out the |
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council's duties under this subchapter; and |
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(5) may facilitate opportunities to increase |
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collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal |
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and state funds for interagency aging services in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |