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1		-	H.B. No. 2091
	1	+	By: Walle (Senate Sponsor - Taylor) H.B. No. 2091
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2021;
	3	+	May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Local
	4	+	Government; May 22, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 22, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the redesignation and authority of the Harris County
6	12		Board of Protective Services for Children and Adults.
7	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	14		SECTION 1. The heading to Section 152.1073, Human Resources
9	15		Code, is amended to read as follows:
10	16		Sec. 152.1073. HARRIS COUNTY BOARD OF RESOURCES [PROTECTIVE
11	17		SERVICES] FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
12	18		SECTION 2. Section 152.1073(a)(1), Human Resources Code, is
13	19		amended to read as follows:
14	20		(1) "Board" means the Harris County Board of Resources
15	21		[Protective Services] for Children and Adults.
16	22		SECTION 3. Section 152.1073, Human Resources Code, is
17	23		amended by amending Subsections (g) and (h) and adding Subsection
18	24		(h-1) to read as follows:
19	25		(g) In addition to the authority granted to the board by the
20	26		commissioners court, the Health and Human Services Commission, and
21	27		the [Texas] Department of Family and Protective [Human] Services,
22	28		the board may:
23	29		(1) disburse funds from sources other than the
24	30		commissioners court, the commission, and the department [Texas
25	31		Department of Human Services] to benefit children, eligible adults
26	32		with disabilities, and eligible elderly persons under this section
27	33		and to provide care, protection, evaluation, training, treatment,
28	34		education, and recreation to those persons [children];
29	35		(2) refuse to accept any funds the board considers to
30	36		be inappropriate, incompatible, or burdensome to board policies or
31	37		the provision of services;
32	38		(3) accept a gift or grant of real or personal property
33	39		or accept support under or an interest in a trust to benefit persons
34	40		described by Subdivision (1) [children under this section] and hold
35	41		the gift or grant directly or in trust;
36	42		(4) use a gift or grant to benefit persons described by
37	43		Subdivision (1) [children under this section] and to provide care,
38	44		protection, education, or training to those persons [children];
39	45		(5) accept and disburse as provided by Subdivision (1)
40	46		fees and contributions from parents, guardians, and relatives of
41	47		persons described by that subdivision [children] who are:
42	48		(A) in county supported substitute care or
43	49		custody, in the county guardianship program, in the county
44	50		representative payee program, or receiving services from the county
45	51		Senior Justice Assessment Center; or
46	52		(B) being assisted by casework, day care, or
47	53		homemaker services, by medical, psychological, dental, or other
48	54		remedial help, or by teaching, training, or other services;
49	55		(6) account for and spend funds the board receives as
50	56		fees, contributions, payments made by guardians, or payments made
51	57		to benefit a person described by Subdivision (1) who is [child] in
52	58		the board's or the county's legal custody;
53	59		(7) receive and disburse funds available to support or
54	60		benefit a person described by Subdivision (1) who is [child] in the
55	61		board's or the county's legal custody, including social security
56	62		benefits, life insurance proceeds, survivors' pension or annuity
57	63		benefits, or a beneficial interest in property; and
58	64		(8) receive and use funds, grants, and assistance
59	65		available to the board or the county from a federal or state
60	66		department or agency to carry out the functions and programs of the
61	67		department or agency that is designed to aid or extend programs and
62	68		operations approved by the board.
63	69		(h) The board shall designate the director or an assistant
64	70		to apply for letters of guardianship if necessary to receive funds
65	71		under Subsection (g)(7). The director or an assistant may:
66	72		(1) apply for and disburse the funds to provide
67	73		special items of support for children, eligible adults with
68	74		disabilities, and eligible elderly persons under this section or to
69	75		pay general administrative expenses relating to services under this
70	76		section;
71	77		(2) hold the funds in trust; or
72	78		(3) apply the funds for a particular or more
73	79		restricted purpose as required by law or the source of the funds.
74	80		(h-1) The board may collaborate with state agencies to
75	81		provide services for eligible adults with disabilities and eligible
76	82		elderly persons who:
77	83		(1) are residents of the county;
78	84		(2) have been exploited, abused, or neglected; or
79	85		(3) may be in need of a guardianship or assistance from
80	86		a representative payee.
81	87		SECTION 4. On the effective date of this Act, the Harris
82	88		County Board of Protective Services for Children and Adults is
83	89		redesignated as the Harris County Board of Resources for Children
84	90		and Adults.
85	91		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
86	92		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
87	93		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
88	94		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
89	95		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
90		-	______________________________ ______________________________
91		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
92		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2091 was passed by the House on April
93		-	30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 3, 2 present, not
94		-	voting.
95		-	______________________________
96		-	Chief Clerk of the House
97		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2091 was passed by the Senate on May
98		-	24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
99		-	______________________________
100		-	Secretary of the Senate
101		-	APPROVED: _____________________
102		-	Date
103		-	_____________________
104		-	Governor
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