H.B. No. 1191

	AN ACT
	relating to certain information about housing for persons with
	mental illness provided through the Texas Information and Referral
	Network Internet site.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 531.03132 to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.03132.  ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO REFERRAL INFORMATION
	ABOUT HOUSING OPTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.  (a)  The
	commission shall make available through the Texas Information and
	Referral Network Internet site established under Section 531.0313
	information regarding housing options for persons with mental
	illness provided by public or private entities throughout the
	state.  The Internet site will serve as a single point of access
	through which a person may be directed on how or where to apply for
	housing for persons with mental illness in the person's community.
	In this subsection, "private entity" includes any provider of
	housing specifically for persons with mental illness other than a
	state agency, municipality, county, or other political subdivision
	of this state, regardless of whether the provider accepts payment
	for providing housing for persons with mental illness.
	(b)  To the extent resources are available, the Internet site
	must be geographically indexed and designed to inform a person
	about the housing options for persons with mental illness provided
	in the area where the person lives.
	(c)  The Internet site must contain a searchable listing of
	available housing options for persons with mental illness by type,
	with a definition for each type of housing and an explanation of the
	populations of persons with mental illness generally served by that
	type of housing. The list must contain at a minimum the following
	types of housing for persons with mental illness:
	(1)  state hospitals;
	(2)  step-down units in state hospitals;
	(3)  community hospitals;
	(4)  private psychiatric hospitals;
	(5)  a provider of inpatient treatment services in the
	network of service providers assembled by a local mental health
	authority under Section 533.035(e), Health and Safety Code;
	(6)  assisted living facilities;
	(7)  continuing care facilities;
	(8)  boarding homes;
	(9)  emergency shelters for homeless persons;
	(10)  transitional housing intended to move homeless
	persons to permanent housing;
	(11)  supportive housing, or long-term,
	community-based affordable housing that provides supportive
	services;
	(12)  general residential operations, as defined by
	Section 42.002, Human Resources Code; and
	(13)  residential treatment centers, or a type of
	general residential operation that provides services to children
	with emotional disorders in a structured and supportive
	environment.
	(d)  For each housing facility named in the listing of
	available housing options for persons with mental illness, the
	Internet site must indicate whether the provider that operates the
	housing facility is licensed by the state.
	(e)  The Internet site must display a disclaimer that the
	information provided is for informational purposes only and is not
	an endorsement or recommendation of any type of housing or any
	housing facility.
	(f)  Each entity providing housing specifically for persons
	with mental illness in this state, including the Department of
	State Health Services, municipalities, counties, other political
	subdivisions of this state, and private entities, shall cooperate
	with the Texas Information and Referral Network as necessary in the
	administration of this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 1191 was passed by the House on April
	25, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 1191 was passed by the Senate on May
	17, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor