HB2807 - Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.

  89R23339 EAS-F     By: Rose H.B. No. 2807       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental   disability coordinating council.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle I, Title 4, Government Code, is amended   by adding Chapter 547B to read as follows:   CHAPTER 547B. STATEWIDE INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY   COORDINATING COUNCIL           Sec.   547B.001.     DEFINITION. In this chapter, "council"   means the statewide intellectual and developmental disability   coordinating council.           Sec. 547B.002.  PURPOSES. The council is established to:                 (1)     support state agency coordination and   collaboration regarding services and supports for individuals with   an intellectual or developmental disability residing in this state   and to develop, implement, and maintain a strategic plan for that   purpose;                 (2)     enhance the quality of life for individuals with   an intellectual or developmental disability by promoting   cross-agency collaboration, reducing fragmentation of services,   improving system navigation, and identifying and addressing   service gaps as individuals transition across agencies and through   life stages; and                 (3)     ensure agencies align resources and strategies to   serve individuals with an intellectual or developmental   disability.           Sec.   547B.003.     COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council is   composed of the following members:                   (1)     subject to Subsection (b), one or more   representatives designated by each of the following entities:                       (A)  the Department of State Health Services;                       (B)     the Department of Family and Protective   Services;                       (C)  the Texas Workforce Commission;                       (D)  the Texas Education Agency;                       (E)     the Texas Center for Disability Studies at   The University of Texas at Austin;                       (F)     the Center on Disability and Development at   Texas A&M University;                         (G)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;                       (H)  the Commission on Jail Standards; and                       (I)     the advisory council on postsecondary   education for persons with intellectual and developmental   disabilities established under Section 61.06641, Education Code;   and                 (2)     the following members appointed by the executive   commissioner:                       (A)     a representative of a local intellectual and   developmental disability authority as defined by Section 531.002,   Health and Safety Code;                       (B)     a representative of the Governor's Committee   on People with Disabilities;                       (C)     a representative of the Texas Council for   Developmental Disabilities;                       (D)  a representative of the Arc of Texas;                       (E)     a representative of a managed care   organization;                       (F)     a provider of Medicaid long-term services and   supports;                       (G)     an individual or family member of an   individual with an intellectual or developmental disability   receiving home and community-based services, including under the   home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program;                       (H)     an individual or family member of an   individual with an intellectual or developmental disability   residing in a private intermediate care facility for individuals   with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter 252, Health   and Safety Code;                       (I)     an individual or family member of an   individual with an intellectual or developmental disability   residing in a state supported living center, as defined by Section   531.002, Health and Safety Code;                       (J)     a representative of the commission's office   of the ombudsman;                         (K)     representatives of the commission, with one   representative appointed from each division of the commission with   responsibility for:                             (i)     Medicaid and the Children's Health   Insurance Program services;                             (ii)     intellectual and developmental   disability behavioral health services;                             (iii)     health and specialty care system   employment;                             (iv)     health, developmental, and   independence services; and                             (v)  access and eligibility services;                         (L)  a physician;                       (M)     a representative of an institution of higher   education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that   educates or trains individuals who are part of the workforce that   serves individuals with an intellectual or developmental   disability;                       (N)     a representative with expertise in providing   services to individuals with a co-occurring intellectual or   developmental disability and a mental health condition;                         (O)     a representative with expertise in providing   to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability   services under the Texas home living (TxHmL) or home and   community-based services (HCS) waiver program or in an intermediate   care facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code;   and                       (P)     any additional members as the executive   commissioner determines appropriate who are recognized experts   serving individuals with intellectual and developmental   disabilities or who represent the interests of individuals with   intellectual and developmental disabilities.           (b)     The executive commissioner shall determine the number   of representatives that each entity may designate under Subsection   (a)(1) to serve on the council.           (c)     The council may authorize another state agency or   institution that provides specific intellectual and developmental   disability services with the use of money appropriated by this   state to designate a representative to the council.           (d)     A council member serves at the pleasure of the   designating entity.           (e)     Chapter 2110 does not apply to the composition of the   council.           Sec.   547B.004.     PRESIDING OFFICER; TERMS; VACANCY. (a) The   executive commissioner shall designate a member of the council to   serve as the presiding officer.           (b)  Council members serve three-year terms.           (c)     The appropriate authority shall fill a vacancy on the   council in the same manner as the original designation or   appointment.           (d)     A council member designated or appointed to fill a   vacancy holds the office for the unexpired portion of the term.           Sec.   547B.005.     MEETINGS. The council shall meet at least   once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding   officer.           Sec. 547B.006.  DUTIES. The council:                 (1)  shall, in accordance with Section 547B.007:                       (A)     develop a recurring five-year statewide   intellectual and developmental disability strategic plan and   monitor the implementation of the plan; and                       (B)     submit the strategic plan to the executive   commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to   the plan;                 (2)     shall develop and, not later than November 1 of   each even-numbered year, submit to the legislature a biennial   coordinated statewide intellectual and developmental disability   expenditure proposal;                 (3)     shall annually publish an updated inventory of   state-funded intellectual and developmental disability programs   and services that includes:                       (A)     a description of the manner in which those   programs and services further the purpose of the statewide   intellectual and developmental disability strategic plan; and                       (B)     an estimate of the number of individuals   waiting for or interested in receiving those programs and services;                 (4)     shall annually identify and evaluate state and   federal funding sources available to provide services for   individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability; and                 (5)     may facilitate opportunities to increase   collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal   and state funds for intellectual and developmental disability   services in this state.           Sec.   547B.007.     RECURRING FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND   RELATED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. (a) Not later than March 1 of the   last state fiscal year in each five-year period covered by the most & [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]