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1		-	S.B. No. 355
	1	+	86R32953 MM-D
	2	+	By: West, et al. S.B. No. 355
	3	+	(Klick)
	4	+	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 355: No.
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	7	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	8		AN ACT
5	9		relating to developing a strategic plan regarding implementation of
6	10		prevention and early intervention services and community-based
7		-	care and conducting a study regarding the resources provided to
8		-	foster parents.
	11	+	care.
9	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	13		SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,
11	14		is amended by adding Section 40.079 to read as follows:
12	15		Sec. 40.079. STRATEGIC STATE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT
13	16		COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND FOSTER CARE PREVENTION SERVICES. (a) The
14	17		department shall develop a strategic plan for the coordinated
15	18		implementation of:
16	19		(1) community-based care as defined by Section
17	20		264.152, Family Code; and
18	21		(2) foster care prevention services that meet the
19	22		requirements of Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123.
20	23		(b) The strategic plan required under this section must:
21	24		(1) identify a network of services providers to
22	25		provide mental health, substance use, and in-home parenting support
23	26		services for:
24	27		(A) children at risk of entering foster care;
25	28		(B) the parents and caregivers of children
26	29		identified under Paragraph (A); and
27	30		(C) pregnant or parenting youth in foster care;
28	31		(2) identify methods for the statewide implementation
29	32		of foster care prevention services, including implementation in
30	33		department regions that are transitioning to community-based care;
31	34		(3) identify resources necessary for the department to
32	35		implement community-based care and to coordinate that
33	36		implementation with the implementation of foster care prevention
34	37		services, including:
35	38		(A) enhanced training related to procurement,
36	39		contract monitoring and enforcement services, information
37	40		technology services, and financial and legal services;
38	41		(B) a financial methodology for funding the
39	42		implementation of community-based care and foster care prevention
40	43		services; and
41	44		(C) resources to address the placement of
42	45		children in settings eligible for federal financial participation
43	46		under the requirements of Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123;
44	47		(4) identify methods to:
45	48		(A) maximize resources from the federal
46	49		government under Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123;
47	50		(B) apply for other available federal and private
48	51		funds;
49	52		(C) streamline and reduce duplication of effort
50	53		by each state agency involved in providing services described by
51	54		Subdivision (1);
52	55		(D) streamline the procedures for determining
53	56		eligibility for services described by Subdivision (1);
54	57		(E) prescribe and terminate services described
55	58		by Subdivision (1); and
56	59		(F) reduce recidivism in foster care prevention
57	60		services;
58	61		(5) include a method to:
59	62		(A) notify the Senate Health and Human Services
60	63		Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Committee on
61	64		Human Services, the House Committee on Public Health, and the House
62	65		Appropriations Committee of federal and private funding
63	66		opportunities; and
64	67		(B) respond to the opportunities described by
65	68		Paragraph (A); and
66	69		(6) identify opportunities to coordinate with
67	70		independent researchers to assist community programs in evaluating
68	71		and developing trauma-informed services and promising, supported,
69	72		or well-supported services and strategies under Title VII, Div. E,
70	73		Pub. L. No. 115-123.
71	74		(c) In identifying the network of providers described by
72	75		Subsection (b)(1), the department shall consult with the Health and
73	76		Human Services Commission, the Department of State Health Services,
74	77		and community stakeholders.
75	78		(d) This section does not supersede or limit the
76	79		department's duty to develop and maintain the plan under Section
77	80		264.153, Family Code.
78	81		(e) The department shall submit the plan developed under
79	82		this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker
80	83		of the house of representatives, and each member of the standing
81	84		committees of the senate and house of representatives having
82	85		primary jurisdiction over child welfare issues not later than
83		-	September 1, 2020.
84		-	(f) This section expires September 1, 2021.
85		-	SECTION 2. (a) The Department of Family and Protective
86		-	Services shall conduct a study to evaluate whether the department
87		-	provides foster parents with adequate resources to ensure that
88		-	foster parents are able to comply with all of the regulations
89		-	relating to providing care for a child in the conservatorship of the
90		-	department.
91		-	(b) Not later than September 1, 2020, the department shall
92		-	prepare and submit to the legislature a written report containing
93		-	the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or
94		-	other action.
95		-	(c) This section expires September 1, 2021.
96		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	86	+	December 30, 2019.
	87	+	(f) This section expires March 1, 2020.
	88	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
97	89		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
98	90		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
99	91		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
100	92		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
101		-	______________________________ ______________________________
102		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
103		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 355 passed the Senate on
104		-	March 20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0;
105		-	May 23, 2019, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
106		-	requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2019, House
107		-	granted request of the Senate; May 25, 2019, Senate adopted
108		-	Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 30,
109		-	Nays 0.
110		-	______________________________
111		-	Secretary of the Senate
112		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 355 passed the House, with
113		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142,
114		-	Nays 2, two present not voting; May 23, 2019, House granted request
115		-	of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
116		-	May 25, 2019, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
117		-	following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, one present not voting.
118		-	______________________________
119		-	Chief Clerk of the House
120		-	Approved:
121		-	______________________________
122		-	Date
123		-	______________________________
124		-	Governor