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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to available resources of certain state agencies to |
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support and sustain peer-recovery organizations in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 547, Government Code, as effective April |
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1, 2025, is amended by adding Subchapter J to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER J. PEER-RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS |
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Sec. 547.0451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Mental health condition" means a condition, other |
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than a single diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental |
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disability or a substance use disorder, that substantially impairs |
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an individual's: |
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(A) thoughts, perception of reality, emotional |
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process, or judgment; |
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(B) behavior; or |
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(C) ability to participate in daily routines. |
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(2) "Peer-recovery organization" means a nonprofit |
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organization that: |
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(A) is wholly or partly operated and governed by |
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members of the community, with at least 51 percent of those members |
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identifying as persons recovering from a substance use disorder or |
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lived experience with a mental health condition; |
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(B) mobilizes resources from inside and outside |
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of a community to increase the prevalence and quality of recovery |
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services for persons with mental health conditions or substance use |
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disorders and their affected family members; and |
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(C) delivers peer support services provided by |
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persons recovering from a substance use disorder or lived |
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experience with a mental health condition. |
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(3) "Substance use disorder" means the recurrent use |
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of alcohol or drugs that causes significant clinical and functional |
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impairment, such as health problems, disability, and failure to |
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complete major responsibilities at work, school, or home. |
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Sec. 547.0452. ASSISTANCE FROM CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES. The |
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following state agencies shall identify available resources, |
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including funding, training, or technical assistance, to support |
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and sustain peer-recovery organizations in this state: |
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(1) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(2) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(3) the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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(4) the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs; |
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(5) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(6) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and |
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(7) the Texas Veterans Commission. |
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Sec. 547.0453. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than August 1 of |
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each even-numbered year, each state agency listed in Section |
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547.0452 shall prepare and submit a written report to the |
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legislature describing and detailing the state agency's available |
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resources to support and sustain peer-recovery organizations in |
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this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |