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1	1	89R4201 RAL-D
2	2	By: Lalani H.B. No. 1541
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study and
10	10	make recommendations on services provided to individuals with an
11	11	intellectual or developmental disability.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Chapter 547, Government Code, as effective April
14	14	1, 2025, is amended by adding Subchapter D-1 to read as follows:
15	15	SUBCHAPTER D-1. INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY
16	16	SERVICES AND SUPPORTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
17	17	Sec. 547.0191. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "advisory
18	18	committee" means the intellectual and developmental disability
19	19	services and supports advisory committee established under this
20	20	subchapter.
21	21	Sec. 547.0192. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The
22	22	commission shall establish the intellectual and developmental
23	23	disability services and supports advisory committee to:
24	24	(1) conduct a study identifying and evaluating gaps in
25	25	access to acute and long-term care services and supports for
26	26	individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability; and
27	27	(2) provide to the legislature recommendations to
28	28	address those gaps in access.
29	29	Sec. 547.0193. ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. (a) The
30	30	executive commissioner shall appoint relevant stakeholders to
31	31	serve as advisory committee members, including:
32	32	(1) representatives of the commission;
33	33	(2) representatives of the Department of State Health
34	34	Services;
35	35	(3) representatives of the Private Providers
36	36	Association of Texas;
37	37	(4) representatives of local intellectual and
38	38	developmental disability authorities;
39	39	(5) representatives of intellectual and developmental
40	40	disability advocacy organizations;
41	41	(6) persons with expertise on intellectual and
42	42	developmental disability services and supports;
43	43	(7) representatives of long-term services and
44	44	supports providers;
45	45	(8) representatives of managed care organizations;
46	46	(9) individuals with an intellectual or developmental
47	47	disability who receive services or supports; and
48	48	(10) parents or other family members of individuals
49	49	with an intellectual or developmental disability who receive
50	50	services or supports.
51	51	(b) The executive commissioner shall appoint an advisory
52	52	committee member to serve as the advisory committee's presiding
53	53	officer.
54	54	(c) The executive commissioner shall fill a vacancy that
55	55	occurs on the advisory committee in the same manner as the original
56	56	appointment as soon as practicable but not later than the 60th day
57	57	after the date the vacancy occurs.
58	58	Sec. 547.0194. EXPENSES. An advisory committee member is
59	59	not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for
60	60	actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing advisory
61	61	committee duties. The advisory committee may accept gifts, grants,
62	62	and donations to pay for those expenses.
63	63	Sec. 547.0195. MEETINGS. (a) The advisory committee shall
64	64	meet at least quarterly.
65	65	(b) The advisory committee may conduct meetings in person or
66	66	remotely.
67	67	Sec. 547.0196. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The commission
68	68	shall provide administrative support for the advisory committee
69	69	using existing resources.
70	70	Sec. 547.0197. STUDY; BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) The advisory
71	71	committee shall:
72	72	(1) evaluate the adequacy of state and federal funding
73	73	for acute and long-term care services and supports for individuals
74	74	with an intellectual or developmental disability;
75	75	(2) evaluate the financial sustainability of current
76	76	service delivery models;
77	77	(3) evaluate the availability and capacity of trained
78	78	professionals, caregivers, and support staff necessary to deliver
79	79	services for individuals with an intellectual or developmental
80	80	disability;
81	81	(4) identify best practices and innovative models used
82	82	in and outside this state for services provided to individuals with
83	83	an intellectual or developmental disability;
84	84	(5) evaluate the quality of current services provided
85	85	in this state to individuals with an intellectual or developmental
86	86	disability;
87	87	(6) evaluate the effectiveness of programs designed to
88	88	promote health, education, employment, and community inclusion for
89	89	individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability;
90	90	(7) identify factors that contribute to mental health
91	91	conditions affecting individuals with an intellectual or
92	92	developmental disability;
93	93	(8) evaluate public safety net services, including the
94	94	role, functions, and capacity of local intellectual and
95	95	developmental disability authorities to coordinate services and
96	96	supports to meet the needs of individuals with an intellectual or
97	97	developmental disability; and
98	98	(9) review and identify areas for improvement to the
99	99	Texas Statewide Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
100	100	Strategic Plan developed by the IDD Strategic Planning Group.
101	101	(b) Not later than August 31 of each even-numbered year, the
102	102	advisory committee shall prepare and submit to the legislature and
103	103	each standing committee of the legislature with primary
104	104	jurisdiction over intellectual and developmental disability issues
105	105	a written report that includes:
106	106	(1) a summary of the results of the advisory
107	107	committee's findings under Subsection (a);
108	108	(2) recommendations to address gaps in access to acute
109	109	and long-term care services and supports for individuals with an
110	110	intellectual or developmental disability;
111	111	(3) recommendations for legislative or administrative
112	112	action, including legislation or rules, to implement the advisory
113	113	committee's recommendations;
114	114	(4) a complete explanation of each of the advisory
115	115	committee's recommendations; and
116	116	(5) suggested timelines for implementing each of the
117	117	advisory committee's recommendations.
118	118	Sec. 547.0198. EXPIRATION. (a) Not later than December 1,
119	119	2028, the commission shall prepare and submit to the legislature a
120	120	report that contains a recommendation on whether the advisory
121	121	committee should be continued or abolished.
122	122	(b) The advisory committee is abolished and this subchapter
123	123	expires September 1, 2029.
124	124	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
125	125	of this Act but not later than December 1, 2025, the executive
126	126	commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
127	127	appoint members to the intellectual and developmental disability
128	128	services and supports advisory committee as required by Section
129	129	547.0193, Government Code, as added by this Act.
130	130	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.