86R7287 JG-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 1669
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a comprehensive plan for increasing and improving the
workforce in this state that serves persons with mental health and
substance use issues.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.02253 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.02253. COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE PLAN FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE. (a) The commission shall develop and
implement a comprehensive plan to increase and improve the
workforce in this state to serve persons with mental health and
substance use issues. In developing the plan, the commission shall
analyze and consider available studies, reports, and
recommendations regarding that segment of the workforce in this
state or elsewhere.
(b) The plan must include:
(1) a strategy and timeline for implementing the plan,
including short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals;
(2) a system for monitoring the implementation of the
plan; and
(3) a method for evaluating the outcomes of the plan.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the Health and
Human Services Commission shall develop and begin implementing the
plan required under Section 531.02253, Government Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.