86R13527 GCB-F
By: Klick H.B. No. 3080
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a closure plan for the Austin State Supported Living
Center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. CLOSURE PLAN. (a) The Health and Human Services
Commission, in collaboration with stakeholders, shall establish a
closure plan for the Austin State Supported Living Center. The plan
must provide for closure of the facility and operations of the
Austin State Supported Living Center not later than August 31,
2024.
(b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall
transition as many individuals to the community as possible, while
maintaining respect for resident choice. The closure plan must
provide procedures to transition individuals using all available
placements, including access to placement under a home and
community-based services (HCS) waiver program, intermediate care
facility, or other state supported living center. The Health and
Human Services Commission must involve in the planning process
community providers, residents, individuals with an intellectual
or developmental disability who are receiving home and
community-based (HCS) waiver services, and other stakeholders.
(c) The Health and Human Services Commission shall develop a
plan, in collaboration with a representative of the Austin State
Supported Living Center employees, to transition current employees
to other employment. The Health and Human Services Commission may
award one-time retention bonuses to each direct support
professional, qualified intellectual disability professional,
social worker, and case manager who agrees to continue to provide
services at the Austin State Supported Living Center until the
center is closed.
(d) Any proceeds from the closure, including from the sale
or lease of facilities or other property, may be appropriated only
for services for persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, including persons with a dual diagnosis of
intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness.
(e) Not later than August 31, 2025, the Health and Human
Services Commission, in collaboration with stakeholders, shall
evaluate the closure process, including how well the closure plan
worked and outcomes for residents transitioned, and, if
appropriate, shall develop recommended policies for future
closures of other state supported living centers.
SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires August 31, 2025.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.