Bill Text: TX HB2533 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
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By: Walle | H.B. No. 2533 |
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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. |