Bill Text: TX HB3769 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the coordination of disability services pilot program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Referred to Human Services [HB3769 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3769-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Dallas | H.B. No. 3769 |
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relating to the establishment of the coordination of disability | ||
services pilot program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 531.0243 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 531.0243. COORDINATION OF DISABILITY SERVICES PILOT | ||
PROGRAM. (a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Pilot program" means the coordination of | ||
disability services pilot program established under this section. | ||
(2) "Service provider" means a federal agency, state | ||
agency, political subdivision, nonprofit organization, or other | ||
person who provides specialty services for individuals with a | ||
disability. | ||
(b) The commission shall establish the coordination of | ||
disability services pilot program to: | ||
(1) review all state programs that provide services | ||
for individuals with a disability to determine any deficiencies in | ||
the programs; | ||
(2) refer individuals with a disability to a service | ||
provider; and | ||
(3) assist individuals with a disability in | ||
determining the services available and in applying for services | ||
from a service provider. | ||
(c) The pilot program must allow an individual with a | ||
disability to access the pilot program in person, by telephone, or | ||
through the commission's Internet website. | ||
(d) The commission shall give preference to qualified | ||
individuals with a disability or with personal experience with a | ||
disability in operating the pilot program. | ||
(e) Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission shall | ||
prepare and submit a written report to the legislature on: | ||
(1) the results of the pilot program; and | ||
(2) the pilot program's recommendations on | ||
improvements to state programs for individuals with disabilities. | ||
(f) This section and the pilot program expire on September | ||
1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Health and | ||
Human Services Commission shall establish the coordination of | ||
disability services pilot program required by Section 531.0243, | ||
Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |