82R2868 MCK-D
By: Davis S.B. No. 1015
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting on the operation and status of veterans homes
operated in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 164, Natural Resources Code, is amended
by adding Section 164.0052 to read as follows:
Sec. 164.0052. COLLECTING INFORMATION; REPORT. (a) The
board shall collect information relating to:
(1) the management and operation of state-owned
veterans homes;
(2) the process for awarding contracts to operate
state-owned veterans homes; and
(3) the status and quality of health care provided to
veterans in this state through all veterans homes operated by the
state or by a private entity under contract with the state to
provide the care.
(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the board shall publish a report on veterans homes in this state
based on the information collected under Subsection (a). The board
shall submit the report to both houses of the legislature and the
governor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.