87R6467 JG-F
By: Campos H.B. No. 1431
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to statewide participation in a homeless management
information system by service providers to the homeless.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter KK, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2306.9055 to read as follows:
Sec. 2306.9055. STATEWIDE PARTICIPATION IN HOMELESS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The council shall evaluate,
encourage, incentivize, and monitor the participation by service
providers to the homeless throughout this state in a regional or
statewide homeless management information system to:
(1) achieve statewide participation in a homeless
management information system by service providers to the homeless;
(2) improve the collaboration and coordination of
services to the homeless;
(3) increase transparency and accountability in the
provision of services to the homeless; and
(4) prevent the loss of state and federal funding for
services to the homeless.
(b) The council shall prepare and submit quarterly reports
to the department on:
(1) the rate of participation by service providers to
the homeless in a homeless management information system,
aggregated by region and participation trends throughout this
state;
(2) barriers to achieving statewide participation in a
homeless management information system, including data input
issues and quality control challenges related to statewide
participation in a homeless management information system, and
potential solutions to those barriers;
(3) available funding sources to provide resources and
incentivize participation in a homeless management information
system;
(4) an estimated timeline for updates to and the
continued customization of homeless management information systems
used by service providers to the homeless throughout this state;
(5) the compliance with procurement regulations and
privacy laws by homeless management information systems used by
service providers to the homeless throughout this state;
(6) feedback from participating and nonparticipating
service providers to the homeless on:
(A) the ease of access to participate in a
homeless management information system; and
(B) the local oversight of homeless management
information system administrators;
(7) recommendations provided by homeless management
information system administrators throughout this state on
carrying out this section and achieving statewide participation in
a homeless management information system; and
(8) data-driven scenarios that have improved the
provision of services to the homeless throughout this state.
(c) In carrying out this section and to achieve the goal of
statewide participation in a homeless management information
system, the council may seek assistance from the Texas Homeless
Network or any other organization in this state with a network of
service providers to the homeless.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.