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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 113.0052, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 113.0052. COMPOSITION. The consortium is composed |
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of: |
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(1) the following health-related institutions of |
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higher education: |
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(A) Baylor College of Medicine; |
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(B) Texas A&M University System Health Science |
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Center; |
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(C) Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center; |
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(D) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
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at El Paso; |
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(E) University of North Texas Health Science |
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Center at Fort Worth; |
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(F) The Dell Medical School at The University of |
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Texas at Austin; |
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(G) [The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer |
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Center; |
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[(H)] The University of Texas Medical Branch at |
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Galveston; |
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(H) [(I)] The University of Texas Health Science |
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Center at Houston; |
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(I) [(J)] The University of Texas Health Science |
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Center at San Antonio; |
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(J) [(K)] The University of Texas Rio Grande |
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Valley School of Medicine; |
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(K) [(L)] The University of Texas Health Science |
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Center at Tyler; and |
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(L) [(M)] The University of Texas Southwestern |
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Medical Center; |
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(2) the commission; |
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(3) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; |
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(4) three nonprofit organizations that focus on mental |
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health care, designated by a majority of the members described by |
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Subdivision (1); [and] |
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(5) each regional education service center |
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established under Chapter 8, Education Code, that the executive |
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commissioner identifies as a center predominately serving school |
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districts classified as rural by the National Center for Education |
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Statistics of the United States Department of Education; and |
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(6) any other entity that the executive committee |
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considers necessary. |
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SECTION 2. Section 113.0101(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The consortium is governed by an executive committee |
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composed of the following members: |
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(1) the chair of the academic department of psychiatry |
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of each of the health-related institutions of higher education |
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listed in Section 113.0052(1) or a licensed psychiatrist, including |
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a child-adolescent psychiatrist, designated by the chair to serve |
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in the chair's place; |
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(2) a representative of the commission with expertise |
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in the delivery of mental health care services, appointed by the |
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executive commissioner; |
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(3) a representative of the commission with expertise |
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in mental health facilities, appointed by the executive |
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commissioner; |
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(4) a representative of the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board, appointed by the commissioner of the |
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coordinating board; |
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(5) a representative of each nonprofit organization |
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described by Section 113.0052(4) that is part of the consortium, |
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designated by a majority of the members described by Subdivision |
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(1); |
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(6) a representative of a hospital system in this |
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state, designated by a majority of the members described by |
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Subdivision (1); [and] |
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(7) a representative selected from among the regional |
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education service centers described by Section 113.0052(5), |
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appointed by the executive commissioner; and |
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(8) any other representative designated: |
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(A) under Subsection (b); or |
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(B) by a majority of the members described by |
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Subdivision (1) at the request of the executive committee. |
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SECTION 3. Section 113.0102, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 113.0102. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), the executive committee shall establish: |
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(1) the terms of executive committee members; and |
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(2) procedures for the reappointment of members. |
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(b) An executive committee member described by Section |
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113.0101(a)(7) serves a two-year term and is eligible for |
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reappointment. |
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(c) A vacancy on the executive committee shall be filled in |
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the same manner as the original appointment. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 850 passed the Senate on |
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March 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 850 passed the House on |
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May 9, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 23, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |