| 4 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 11 | | relating to the statewide behavioral health coordinating council. |
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| 6 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 8 | 14 | | adding Subchapter M-1 to read as follows: |
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| 9 | 15 | | SUBCHAPTER M-1. STATEWIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL |
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| 10 | 16 | | Sec. 531.471. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "council" |
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| 11 | 17 | | means the statewide behavioral health coordinating council. |
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| 12 | 18 | | Sec. 531.472. PURPOSE. The council is established to |
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| 13 | 19 | | ensure a strategic statewide approach to behavioral health |
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| 14 | 20 | | services. |
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| 15 | 21 | | Sec. 531.473. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council is |
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| 16 | 22 | | composed of at least one representative designated by each of the |
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| 17 | 23 | | following entities: |
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| 18 | 24 | | (1) the governor's office; |
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| 19 | 25 | | (2) the Texas Veterans Commission; |
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| 20 | 26 | | (3) the commission; |
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| 21 | 27 | | (4) the Department of State Health Services; |
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| 22 | 28 | | (5) the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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| 23 | 29 | | (6) the Texas Civil Commitment Office; |
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| 24 | 30 | | (7) The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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| 25 | 31 | | Houston; |
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| 26 | 32 | | (8) The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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| 27 | 33 | | Tyler; |
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| 28 | 34 | | (9) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; |
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| 29 | 35 | | (10) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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| 30 | 36 | | (11) the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with |
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| 31 | 37 | | Medical or Mental Impairments; |
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| 32 | 38 | | (12) the Commission on Jail Standards; |
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| 33 | 39 | | (13) the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; |
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| 34 | 40 | | (14) the court of criminal appeals; |
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| 35 | 41 | | (15) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; |
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| 36 | 42 | | (16) the Texas Military Department; |
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| 37 | 43 | | (17) the Texas Education Agency; |
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| 38 | 44 | | (18) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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| 39 | 45 | | (19) the Health Professions Council, representing: |
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| 40 | 46 | | (A) the State Board of Dental Examiners; |
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| 41 | 47 | | (B) the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; |
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| 42 | 48 | | (C) the State Board of Veterinary Medical |
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| 43 | 49 | | Examiners; |
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| 44 | 50 | | (D) the Texas Optometry Board; |
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| 45 | 51 | | (E) the Texas Board of Nursing; and |
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| 46 | 52 | | (F) the Texas Medical Board; and |
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| 47 | 53 | | (20) the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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| 48 | 54 | | Affairs. |
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| 49 | 55 | | (b) The executive commissioner shall determine the number |
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| 50 | 56 | | of representatives that each entity may designate to serve on the |
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| 51 | 57 | | council. |
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| 52 | 58 | | (c) The council may authorize another state agency or |
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| 53 | 59 | | institution that provides specific behavioral health services with |
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| 54 | 60 | | the use of appropriated money to designate a representative to the |
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| 55 | 61 | | council. |
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| 56 | 62 | | (d) A council member serves at the pleasure of the |
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| 57 | 63 | | designating entity. |
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| 58 | 64 | | Sec. 531.474. PRESIDING OFFICER. The mental health |
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| 59 | 65 | | statewide coordinator shall serve as the presiding officer of the |
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| 60 | 66 | | council. |
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| 61 | 67 | | Sec. 531.475. MEETINGS. The council shall meet at least |
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| 62 | 68 | | once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding |
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| 63 | 69 | | officer. |
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| 64 | 70 | | Sec. 531.476. POWERS AND DUTIES. The council: |
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| 65 | 71 | | (1) shall develop and monitor the implementation of a |
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| 66 | 72 | | five-year statewide behavioral health strategic plan; |
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| 67 | 73 | | (2) shall develop a biennial coordinated statewide |
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| 68 | 74 | | behavioral health expenditure proposal; |
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| 69 | 75 | | (3) shall annually publish an updated inventory of |
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| 70 | 76 | | behavioral health programs and services that are funded by the |
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| 71 | 77 | | state that includes a description of how those programs and |
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| 72 | 78 | | services further the purpose of the statewide behavioral health |
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| 73 | 79 | | strategic plan; |
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| 74 | 80 | | (4) may create subcommittees to carry out the |
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| 75 | 81 | | council's duties under this subchapter; and |
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| 76 | 82 | | (5) may facilitate opportunities to increase |
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| 77 | 83 | | collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal |
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| 78 | 84 | | and state funds for behavioral and mental health services in this |
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| 79 | 85 | | state. |
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| 80 | 86 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 81 | 87 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 82 | 88 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 83 | 89 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 84 | 90 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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