86R13802 SCL-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 3769
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of the coordination of disability
services pilot program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0243 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0243. COORDINATION OF DISABILITY SERVICES PILOT
PROGRAM. (a) In this section:
(1) "Pilot program" means the coordination of
disability services pilot program established under this section.
(2) "Service provider" means a federal agency, state
agency, political subdivision, nonprofit organization, or other
person who provides specialty services for individuals with a
disability.
(b) The commission shall establish the coordination of
disability services pilot program to:
(1) review all state programs that provide services
for individuals with a disability to determine any deficiencies in
the programs;
(2) refer individuals with a disability to a service
provider; and
(3) assist individuals with a disability in
determining the services available and in applying for services
from a service provider.
(c) The pilot program must allow an individual with a
disability to access the pilot program in person, by telephone, or
through the commission's Internet website.
(d) The commission shall give preference to qualified
individuals with a disability or with personal experience with a
disability in operating the pilot program.
(e) Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission shall
prepare and submit a written report to the legislature on:
(1) the results of the pilot program; and
(2) the pilot program's recommendations on
improvements to state programs for individuals with disabilities.
(f) This section and the pilot program expire on September
1, 2021.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Health and
Human Services Commission shall establish the coordination of
disability services pilot program required by Section 531.0243,
Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.