Bill Text: TX SB211 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-25 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB211 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB211-Introduced.html
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By: Schwertner, et al. | S.B. No. 211 |
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relating to the continuation and functions of the Governor's | ||
Committee on People with Disabilities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 115.005, Human Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 115.005. SUNSET PROVISION. The Governor's Committee | ||
on People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325, Government | ||
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided | ||
by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this chapter | ||
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SECTION 2. Section 115.009, Human Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 115.009. FUNCTIONS. The committee shall: | ||
(1) serve as a central source of information and | ||
education on the abilities, rights, problems, and needs of persons | ||
with disabilities and, as necessary, issue reports; | ||
(2) provide information to and advise the governor and | ||
the governor's staff on matters relating to the full participation | ||
of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life; | ||
(3) before the end of each even-numbered year, submit | ||
to the governor and to the legislature a report that includes[ |
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relating to persons with disabilities; | ||
(4) serve as the state's liaison agency in working with | ||
the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with | ||
Disabilities and other entities involved in activities or concerns | ||
affecting persons with disabilities; | ||
(5) develop and work with a statewide network of | ||
volunteer community-level committees to promote dissemination of | ||
information about and implementation of federal and state laws | ||
addressing rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities; | ||
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public and private agencies and businesses to promote and | ||
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Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.)[ |
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rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities; | ||
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agencies on the development of laws and policies that affect | ||
persons with disabilities; | ||
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state laws relating to persons with disabilities; [ |
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to persons and organizations making outstanding contributions to | ||
the employment of persons with disabilities and to public awareness | ||
of issues impacting persons with disabilities; | ||
(10) identify each current long-range plan relating to | ||
persons with disabilities created by a state agency or a committee | ||
of a state agency and publish the link to the Internet website | ||
address for each long-range plan, if available, on the Internet | ||
website of the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities; | ||
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(11) review and analyze the long-range plans described | ||
by Subdivision (10) to identify gaps in state laws and services for | ||
persons with disabilities and make biennial recommendations in the | ||
committee's report required under Subdivision (3) to address | ||
identified gaps. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |