Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3282 Compare Versions

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1	1	84R25888 GCB-F
2	2	By: Simmons, Farney H.B. No. 3282
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3282:
4	4	By: Aycock C.S.H.B. No. 3282
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6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the coordination of, communication of best practices
10	10	concerning, and collection of information pertaining to the
11	11	provision of evidence-based behavioral services for students with
12	12	autism spectrum disorder in this state.
13	13	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	14	SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding
15	15	Subchapter P to read as follows:
16	16	SUBCHAPTER P. AUTISM SERVICES
17	17	Sec. 61.781. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "autism
18	18	program" means:
19	19	(1) a public entity that provides evidence-based
20	20	behavioral services, including applied behavior analysis services
21	21	for children with autism spectrum disorder; and
22	22	(2) an autism research center at a public or private
23	23	institution of higher education that provides evidence-based
24	24	behavioral services, including applied behavior analysis services
25	25	for children with autism spectrum disorder, under a grant contract
26	26	with the board.
27	27	Sec. 61.782. COORDINATION OF SERVICES; COMMUNICATION ON
28	28	BEST PRACTICES. (a) The board shall ensure communication and
29	29	coordination among the board, autism programs, school districts,
30	30	the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and other
31	31	state agencies providing evidence-based behavioral services to
32	32	children with autism spectrum disorder in this state regarding best
33	33	practices for delivering those services.
34	34	(b) An autism program, a school district, the Department of
35	35	Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, or another state agency that
36	36	provides evidence-based behavioral services to children with
37	37	autism spectrum disorder in this state shall comply with a request
38	38	for information concerning the provision of those services made by
39	39	the board for the purpose of complying with this subchapter.
40	40	Sec. 61.783. STATEWIDE AUTISM DATABASE; REPORT. (a) The
41	41	board shall maintain a statewide autism database of information
42	42	regarding the number of children served through each autism program
43	43	and through each state agency providing evidence-based behavioral
44	44	services to children with autism spectrum disorder in this state,
45	45	the effectiveness of those programs and services, statewide best
46	46	practices for the delivery of those programs and services, and the
47	47	identification of underserved regions of the state with regard to
48	48	those programs and services.
49	49	(b) Annually, the board shall submit to the legislature a
50	50	report on the information maintained in the database.
51	51	(c) The board may not include in the database personal
52	52	information of any kind pertaining to a child receiving services
53	53	from an autism program or a state agency or pertaining to the
54	54	child's family.
55	55	(d) The board shall make the database readily accessible
56	56	online.
57	57	Sec. 61.784. RULES. The board shall adopt rules as
58	58	necessary for the administration of this subchapter.
59	59	SECTION 2. SELECT COMMITTEES ON AUTISM SERVICES. (a) Not
60	60	later than November 30, 2015:
61	61	(1) the speaker of the house of representatives shall
62	62	appoint to a House Select Committee on Statewide Coordination of
63	63	Autism Services seven members with one member designated as chair;
64	64	and
65	65	(2) the lieutenant governor shall appoint to a Senate
66	66	Select Committee on Statewide Coordination of Autism Services five
67	67	members with one member designated as chair.
68	68	(b) The committees established under this section may meet
69	69	separately at the call of the chair of the committee or jointly at
70	70	the call of both chairs. In joint meetings, the chairs shall act as
71	71	joint chairs.
72	72	(c) The committees established under this section, meeting
73	73	separately or jointly, shall review, study, and evaluate:
74	74	(1) autism service programs in other states;
75	75	(2) university programs in this state that provide
76	76	autism treatment and services;
77	77	(3) community agencies and organizations that provide
78	78	applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services;
79	79	(4) ways to improve communication and coordination
80	80	among entities providing autism services across the state;
81	81	(5) areas of the state that are most underserved with
82	82	regard to autism services; and
83	83	(6) ways to provide autism services to more children.
84	84	(d) Following consideration of the factors described by
85	85	Subsection (c) of this section, the committees established under
86	86	this section shall jointly adopt recommendations related to the
87	87	reviewed topics and shall provide a written report to the
88	88	legislature of the committees' recommendations for legislative or
89	89	other action not later than January 13, 2017.
90	90	(e) This section expires September 1, 2017.
91	91	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.