Bill Text: TX HB2533 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real time data on homelessness.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-24 - Placed on intent calendar [HB2533 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2533-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Walle, Gates (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) | H.B. No. 2533 | |
| (In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2023; | ||
| May 12, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local | ||
| Government; May 22, 2023, reported favorably by the following | ||
| vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2023, sent to printer.) | ||
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| relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing | ||
| network to share real time data on homelessness. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 2306, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter QQ to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER QQ. HOMELESS DATA SHARING | ||
| Sec. 2306.1151. HOMELESS DATA SHARING NETWORK. (a) Using | ||
| available resources, the department in collaboration with the Texas | ||
| Homeless Network shall implement a homeless data sharing network | ||
| through which homeless response systems and data warehouse vendors | ||
| are able to share and assess real-time data on homelessness | ||
| throughout this state. | ||
| (b) In implementing the homeless data sharing network, the | ||
| department shall collaborate with health benefit plan issuers and | ||
| managed care organizations to: | ||
| (1) identify individuals experiencing homelessness; | ||
| and | ||
| (2) connect and refer those individuals to available | ||
| services and resources, including housing navigation assistance, | ||
| for the purpose of improving health outcomes. | ||
| (c) The department shall ensure that information shared | ||
| through the homeless data sharing network that is confidential | ||
| under state or federal law is not disclosed. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
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