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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental |
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disability coordinating 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-2 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER M-2. STATEWIDE INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL |
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DISABILITY COORDINATING COUNCIL |
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Sec. 531.491. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "council" |
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means the statewide intellectual and developmental disability |
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coordinating council. |
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Sec. 531.492. PURPOSE. The council is established to |
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ensure this state develops a strategic approach for the provision |
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of intellectual and developmental disability services in this |
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state. |
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Sec. 531.493. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council is |
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composed of the following members: |
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(1) subject to Subsection (b), one or more |
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representatives designated by each of the following entities: |
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(A) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(B) the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; |
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(C) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(D) the Texas Education Agency; |
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(E) the Texas Center for Disability Studies at |
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The University of Texas at Austin; |
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(F) the Center on Disability and Development at |
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Texas A&M University; |
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(G) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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(H) the Commission on Jail Standards; and |
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(2) the following members appointed by the executive |
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commissioner: |
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(A) a representative of a local intellectual and |
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developmental disability authority as defined by Section 531.002, |
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Health and Safety Code; |
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(B) a representative of the Governor's Committee |
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on People with Disabilities; |
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(C) a representative of the Texas Council for |
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Developmental Disabilities; |
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(D) a representative of the Arc of Texas; |
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(E) a representative of a managed care |
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organization; |
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(F) a provider of Medicaid long-term services and |
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supports; |
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(G) a person or family member of an individual |
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with an intellectual or developmental disability; |
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(H) a representative of the commission's office |
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of the ombudsman; |
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(I) representatives of the commission, with one |
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representative appointed from each division of the commission with |
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responsibility for: |
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(i) Medicaid and the Children's Health |
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Insurance Program services; |
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(ii) intellectual and developmental |
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disability behavioral health services; |
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(iii) health and specialty care system |
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employment; |
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(iv) health, developmental, and |
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independence services; and |
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(v) access and eligibility services; and |
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(J) any additional members as the executive |
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commissioner determines appropriate who are recognized experts |
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serving individuals with intellectual and developmental |
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disabilities or who represent the interests of individuals with |
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intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall determine the number |
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of representatives that each entity may designate under Subsection |
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(a)(1) to serve on the council. |
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(c) The council may authorize another state agency or |
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institution that provides specific intellectual and developmental |
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disability services with the use of money appropriated by this |
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state to designate a representative to the 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. 531.494. PRESIDING OFFICER. The executive |
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commissioner shall designate a member of the council to serve as the |
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presiding officer. |
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Sec. 531.495. 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. 531.496. DUTIES. The council: |
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(1) shall develop and monitor the implementation of a |
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five-year statewide intellectual and developmental disability |
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strategic plan; |
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(2) shall develop a biennial coordinated statewide |
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intellectual and developmental disability expenditure proposal; |
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(3) shall annually publish an updated inventory of |
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state-funded intellectual and developmental disability programs |
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and services that includes: |
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(A) a description of the manner in which those |
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programs and services further the purpose of the statewide |
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intellectual and developmental disability strategic plan; and |
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(B) an estimate of the number of individuals |
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waiting for or interested in receiving those programs and services; |
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and |
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(4) 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 intellectual and developmental disability |
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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, 2023. |