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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing prevocational services under certain |
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Medicaid waiver programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.0755 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0755. PREVOCATIONAL SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN WAIVER |
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PROGRAMS. (a) In this section, "prevocational services" means |
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services that are designed to prepare an individual for paid or |
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unpaid work and achieve a generalized result rather than being |
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job-task oriented. |
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(b) Prevocational services provided under the community |
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living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program or |
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another medical assistance waiver program providing long-term |
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services or supports to a medical assistance recipient must be |
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designed to assist the recipient in achieving permanent integrated |
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employment receiving compensation at or above the minimum wage in |
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the recipient's community and in accordance with state and federal |
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law. |
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(c) For purposes of determining a recipient's eligibility |
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for individualized skills and socialization services under a |
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medical assistance program providing long-term services or |
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supports to recipients under the medical assistance program, |
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habilitation services include prevocational services. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |