| 1 | 2 | | By: Moody, Murr H.B. No. 1465 |
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| 4 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 7 | | relating to a study on expanding recovery housing in this state. |
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| 7 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 9 | | SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "recovery housing" means a |
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| 9 | 10 | | shared living environment that promotes sustained recovery from |
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| 10 | 11 | | substance use disorders by integrating residents into the |
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| 11 | 12 | | surrounding community and providing a setting that connects |
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| 12 | 13 | | residents to supports and services promoting sustained recovery |
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| 13 | 14 | | from substance use disorders, is centered on peer support, and is |
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| 14 | 15 | | free from alcohol and drug use. |
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| 15 | 16 | | (b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall conduct a |
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| 16 | 17 | | study to evaluate the current status of and opportunities, |
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| 17 | 18 | | challenges, and needs to expand recovery housing in this state. |
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| 18 | 19 | | (c) In conducting the study, the Health and Human Services |
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| 19 | 20 | | Commission shall: |
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| 24 | 23 | | (2) create focus groups with community stakeholders |
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| 25 | 24 | | interested in recovery housing; |
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| 26 | 25 | | (3) interview stakeholders and experts in recovery |
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| 27 | 26 | | housing that represent both rural and urban areas of this state; |
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| 28 | 27 | | (4) conduct site visits to recovery houses, including |
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| 29 | 28 | | site visits to recovery houses demonstrating different models of |
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| 30 | 29 | | recovery housing in both rural and urban areas of this state; and |
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| 31 | 30 | | (5) review scholarly research on recovery housing. |
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| 32 | 31 | | (d) Not later than December 1, 2020, the Health and Human |
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| 33 | 32 | | Services Commission shall prepare and submit to the legislature a |
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| 34 | 33 | | written report containing the results of the study and any |
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| 35 | 34 | | recommendations for legislative or other action, including policy |
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| 36 | 35 | | changes and the adoption or implementation of best practices and |
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| 37 | 36 | | training and technical assistance resources. |
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| 38 | 37 | | (e) This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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| 39 | 38 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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