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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of certain general revenue to grants for |
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local guardianship programs and local money management services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.077(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The Medicaid account is an account in the general |
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revenue fund. Any funds recovered by implementing 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 1396p(b)(1) shall be deposited in the Medicaid account. |
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Money in the account may be appropriated only as follows: |
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(1) the first $750,000 of money appropriated from the |
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account for a state fiscal year may be appropriated only to provide |
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grants for the development, expansion, and operation of local |
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guardianship programs and local money management services, to the |
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extent not prohibited by federal law; and |
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(2) the remainder may be appropriated only to fund |
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long-term care, including community-based care and facility-based |
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care. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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appropriations made for a state fiscal year that begins on or after |
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September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |