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1	1	81R23177 ACP-D
2	2	By: Chavez H.B. No. 3219
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3219:
4	4	By: Rose C.S.H.B. No. 3219
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the creation and operation of a council to increase
10	10	state efforts to offer service-enriched housing through increased
11	11	coordination of housing and health services.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Chapter 2306, Government Code, is amended by
14	14	adding Subchapter NN to read as follows:
15	15	SUBCHAPTER NN. HOUSING AND HEALTH SERVICES COORDINATION COUNCIL
16	16	Sec. 2306.1091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
17	17	(1) "Council" means the housing and health services
18	18	coordination council.
19	19	(2) "Service-enriched housing" means a living
20	20	arrangement that provides health services or social services, or
21	21	both, to older adults in an accessible, supportive environment.
22	22	Sec. 2306.1092. COMPOSITION. (a) The department shall
23	23	establish a housing and health services coordination council.
24	24	(b) The council is composed of 15 members consisting of:
25	25	(1) the director;
26	26	(2) one representative from each of the following
27	27	agencies, appointed by the head of that agency:
28	28	(A) the Office of Rural Community Affairs;
29	29	(B) the Texas State Affordable Housing
30	30	Corporation;
31	31	(C) the Health and Human Services Commission;
32	32	(D) the Department of Assistive and
33	33	Rehabilitative Services; and
34	34	(E) the Department of Aging and Disability
35	35	Services;
36	36	(3) one representative from the Department of
37	37	Agriculture who is:
38	38	(A) knowledgeable about the Texans Feeding
39	39	Texans and Retire in Texas programs or similar programs; and
40	40	(B) appointed by the head of that agency;
41	41	(4) one member who is:
42	42	(A) a member of an advisory committee to the
43	43	Department of Aging and Disability Services that promotes
44	44	independence for older adults; and
45	45	(B) appointed by the governor; and
46	46	(5) one representative from each of the following
47	47	interest groups, appointed by the governor:
48	48	(A) financial institutions;
49	49	(B) multifamily housing developers;
50	50	(C) health services entities;
51	51	(D) nonprofit organizations;
52	52	(E) consumers of service-enriched housing;
53	53	(F) advocates for minority issues; and
54	54	(G) rural communities.
55	55	(c) A member of the council appointed under Subsection
56	56	(b)(2) must have, subject to the approval of the head of the agency,
57	57	authority to make decisions for and commit resources of the agency
58	58	that the member represents and must have:
59	59	(1) administrative responsibility for agency programs
60	60	for older adults;
61	61	(2) knowledge or experience regarding the
62	62	implementation of projects that integrate housing and health
63	63	services; or
64	64	(3) knowledge or experience regarding services used by
65	65	older adults.
66	66	(d) The director serves as the presiding officer of the
67	67	council.
68	68	Sec. 2306.1093. TERMS. (a) A member of the council who
69	69	represents a state agency serves at the pleasure of the head of that
70	70	agency.
71	71	(b) Members of the council who are appointed by the governor
72	72	serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three
73	73	members expiring on September 1 of each odd-numbered year.
74	74	Sec. 2306.1094. OPERATION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council
75	75	shall meet at least quarterly.
76	76	(b) The department shall provide clerical and advisory
77	77	support staff to the council.
78	78	(c) Except as provided by Section 2306.1095, Chapter 2110
79	79	does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the council.
80	80	Sec. 2306.1095. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A
81	81	member of the council who is appointed by the governor may not
82	82	receive compensation for service on the council. The member may
83	83	receive reimbursement from the department for actual and necessary
84	84	expenses incurred in performing council functions as provided by
85	85	Section 2110.004.
86	86	(b) A member of the council who is not appointed by the
87	87	governor may not receive compensation for service on the council or
88	88	reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing council
89	89	functions.
90	90	Sec. 2306.1096. DUTIES; BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) The council
91	91	shall:
92	92	(1) develop and implement policies to coordinate and
93	93	increase state efforts to offer service-enriched housing;
94	94	(2) identify barriers preventing or slowing
95	95	service-enriched housing efforts, including barriers attributable
96	96	to the following factors:
97	97	(A) regulatory requirements and limitations;
98	98	(B) administrative limitations;
99	99	(C) limitations on funding; and
100	100	(D) ineffective or limited coordination;
101	101	(3) develop a system to cross-educate selected staff
102	102	in state housing and health services agencies to increase the
103	103	number of staff with expertise in both areas and to coordinate
104	104	relevant staff activities of those agencies;
105	105	(4) identify opportunities for state housing and
106	106	health services agencies to provide technical assistance and
107	107	training to local housing and health services entities about:
108	108	(A) the cross-education of staff;
109	109	(B) coordination among those entities; and
110	110	(C) opportunities to increase local efforts to
111	111	create service-enriched housing; and
112	112	(5) develop suggested performance measures to track
113	113	progress in:
114	114	(A) the reduction or elimination of barriers in
115	115	creating service-enriched housing;
116	116	(B) increasing the coordination between state
117	117	housing and health services agencies;
118	118	(C) increasing the number of state housing and
119	119	health services staff who are cross-educated or who have expertise
120	120	in both housing and health services programs; and
121	121	(D) the provision of technical assistance to
122	122	local communities by state housing and health services staff to
123	123	increase the number of service-enriched housing projects.
124	124	(b) The council shall develop a biennial plan to implement
125	125	the goals described by Subsection (a).
126	126	(c) Not later than August 1 of each even-numbered year, the
127	127	council shall deliver a report of the council's findings and
128	128	recommendations to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
129	129	Sec. 2306.1097. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The council may solicit
130	130	and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this
131	131	subchapter.
132	132	Sec. 2306.1098. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES PROVIDING ADVISORY
133	133	SUPPORT TO COUNCIL. Department employees assigned to provide
134	134	advisory support to the council shall:
135	135	(1) identify sources of funding from this state and
136	136	the federal government that may be used to provide integrated
137	137	housing and health services;
138	138	(2) determine the requirements and application
139	139	guidelines to obtain those funds;
140	140	(3) provide training materials that assist the
141	141	development and financing of a service-enriched housing project;
142	142	(4) provide information regarding:
143	143	(A) effective methods to collaborate with
144	144	governmental entities, service providers, and financial
145	145	institutions; and
146	146	(B) the use of layered financing to provide and
147	147	finance service-enriched housing;
148	148	(5) create a financial feasibility model that assists
149	149	in making a preliminary determination of the financial viability of
150	150	proposed service-enriched housing projects, including models that
151	151	allow a person to analyze multiuse projects that facilitate the
152	152	development of projects that will:
153	153	(A) address the needs of communities with
154	154	different populations; and
155	155	(B) achieve economies of scale required to make
156	156	the projects financially viable;
157	157	(6) facilitate communication between state agencies,
158	158	sources of funding, service providers, and other entities to reduce
159	159	or eliminate barriers to service-enriched housing projects;
160	160	(7) provide training about local, state, and federal
161	161	funding sources and the requirements for those sources;
162	162	(8) develop a database to identify, describe, monitor,
163	163	and track the progress of all service-enriched housing projects
164	164	developed in this state with state or federal financial assistance;
165	165	(9) conduct a biennial evaluation and include in the
166	166	council's report to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board
167	167	under Section 2306.1096 information regarding:
168	168	(A) the capacity of statewide long-term care
169	169	providers; and
170	170	(B) interest by housing developers in investing
171	171	in service-enriched housing;
172	172	(10) to increase the consistency in housing
173	173	regulations, recommend changes to home and community-based
174	174	Medicaid waivers that are up for renewal;
175	175	(11) research best practices with respect to
176	176	service-enriched housing projects subsidized by other states; and
177	177	(12) create and maintain a clearinghouse of
178	178	information that contains tools and resources for entities seeking
179	179	to create or finance service-enriched housing projects.
180	180	SECTION 2. (a) As soon as possible after the effective date
181	181	of this Act, the governor and the heads of the applicable state
182	182	agencies shall appoint members to the housing and health services
183	183	coordination council in accordance with Subchapter NN, Chapter
184	184	2306, Government Code, as added by this Act.
185	185	(b) In making initial appointments to the housing and health
186	186	services coordination council, the governor shall appoint two
187	187	members to serve a term expiring September 1, 2011, three members to
188	188	serve a term expiring September 1, 2013, and three members to serve
189	189	a term expiring September 1, 2015.
190	190	SECTION 3. Not later than September 1, 2010, the housing and
191	191	health services coordination council shall submit the first report
192	192	of the council's findings and recommendations as required by
193	193	Subchapter NN, Chapter 2306, Government Code, as added by this Act.
194	194	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.