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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the Mental Illness and |
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Intellectual or Developmental Disability Advisory Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 535 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 535. MENTAL ILLNESS AND INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL |
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DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL |
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Sec. 535.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "advisory |
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council" means the Mental Illness and Intellectual or Developmental |
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Disability Advisory Council established under this chapter. |
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Sec. 535.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL. The |
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Mental Illness and Intellectual or Developmental Disability |
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Advisory Council is established to advise the commission and the |
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legislature on best practices in providing care to individuals with |
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co-occurring mental illness and intellectual or developmental |
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disabilities. |
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Sec. 535.003. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS. The |
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advisory council is composed of the following members: |
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(1) one member appointed by the commissioner of |
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education; |
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(2) one member appointed by the executive director of |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(3) one member of the Governor's Committee on People |
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with Disabilities appointed by the governor; |
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(4) any other individual considered necessary by the |
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governor, appointed by the governor; and |
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(5) the following members appointed by the executive |
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commissioner: |
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(A) one member representing an advocacy |
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organization in this state supporting individuals with |
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intellectual or developmental disabilities; |
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(B) one member representing an advocacy |
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organization in this state supporting individuals experiencing |
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mental illness; |
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(C) one member representing an advocacy |
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organization in this state supporting individuals involved in the |
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criminal justice system; |
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(D) one member representing a local mental health |
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authority; |
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(E) one member representing a local intellectual |
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and developmental disability authority; |
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(F) one parent or family member of a person with |
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co-occurring mental illness and intellectual or developmental |
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disabilities; |
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(G) one member who is a person with an |
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intellectual or developmental disability who has personally |
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experienced mental illness; |
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(H) one member who is a licensed health care |
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provider with experience treating individuals with co-occurring |
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mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities; |
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(I) one member who is a licensed social worker, |
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as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code; |
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(J) one member who is a teacher certified in |
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special education under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code; |
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(K) one member who is a representative of a |
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public institution of higher education in this state that is a |
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member of one of the University Centers for Excellence in |
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Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service; and |
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(L) one member who has experience researching the |
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mental health needs of individuals with an intellectual or |
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developmental disability. |
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Sec. 535.004. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) The advisory council |
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shall select a presiding officer from among the advisory council |
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members. |
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(b) Members of the advisory council shall serve two-year |
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terms. |
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(c) A vacancy on the advisory council shall be filled in the |
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same manner as the original appointment. |
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(d) A member appointed to fill a vacancy holds the office |
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for the unexpired portion of the term. |
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(e) Each member may be reappointed to serve on the advisory |
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council by the appropriate appointing authority as provided by |
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Section 535.003. |
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Sec. 535.005. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The advisory council |
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shall meet at times and locations as determined by the presiding |
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officer or by a majority of the members of the advisory council. |
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(b) A majority of the members of the advisory council |
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constitute a quorum. |
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Sec. 535.006. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The commission shall |
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provide administrative support to the advisory council. |
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Sec. 535.007. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of |
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each year, the advisory council shall prepare and submit to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, legislature, commission, and other |
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relevant state agencies or stakeholders a written report that |
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includes recommendations on ensuring that comprehensive and |
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integrated mental health and intellectual or developmental |
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disability services in this state are available and provided using |
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a person-centered approach in institutional, public, and private |
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settings. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the governor, the commissioner of education, the |
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executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, |
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and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice shall appoint members to the Mental Illness and |
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Intellectual or Developmental Disability Advisory Council, as |
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required by Chapter 535, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |