Bill Text: TX SB47 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 47 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a task force on ensuring an appropriate care setting for a person with a disability.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-04 - Co-author authorized [SB47 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB47-Introduced.html

	86R1874 MM-D

	By: Zaffirini	S.B. No. 47



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the establishment of a task force on ensuring an
	appropriate care setting for a person with a disability.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 531.02441 to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.02441. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON ENSURING
	APPROPRIATE CARE SETTINGS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The
	executive commissioner shall establish an interagency task force to
	assist the commission and appropriate health and human services
	agencies in developing a comprehensive, effectively working plan to
	ensure appropriate care settings for persons with disabilities.
	(b) The executive commissioner shall determine the number
	of members of the task force. The executive commissioner shall
	appoint as members of the task force:
	(1) representatives of appropriate health and human
	services agencies;
	(2) representatives of related work groups;
	(3) representatives of consumer and family advocacy
	groups; and
	(4) representatives of service providers for persons
	with disabilities.
	(c) The executive commissioner shall designate a member of
	the task force to serve as presiding officer. The members of the
	task force shall elect any other necessary officers.
	(d) The task force shall meet at the call of the executive
	commissioner.
	(e) A member of the task force serves at the will of the
	executive commissioner.
	(f) A member of the task force may not receive compensation
	for serving on the task force but is entitled to reimbursement for
	travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the
	business of the task force as provided by the General
	Appropriations Act.
	(g) The task force shall study and make recommendations to
	the commission on developing the comprehensive, effectively
	working plan required by Section 531.0244(a) to ensure appropriate
	care settings for persons with disabilities.
	(h) In addition to making recommendations under Subsection
	(g), the task force shall advise the commission and appropriate
	health and human services agencies with respect to implementing the
	comprehensive, effectively working plan required by Section
	531.0244(a), giving primary consideration to:
	(1) methods to identify and assess each person who
	resides in an institution but chooses to live in the community and
	for whom a transfer from an institution to the community is
	appropriate, as determined by the person's treating professionals;
	(2) determining the health and human services
	agencies' availability of community care and support options
	relating to all persons described by Subdivision (1);
	(3) identifying, addressing, and monitoring barriers
	to implementation of the plan to improve that implementation; and
	(4) identifying funding options for the plan.
	(i) Not later than September 1 of each year, the task force
	shall submit a report to the executive commissioner on its findings
	and recommendations required by Subsection (g).
	(j) The task force is abolished and this section expires
	September 1, 2023.
	SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the executive
	commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
	establish the interagency task force under Section 531.02441,
	Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.