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Texas Human Resources Code - Section 22.011. Memorandum Of Understanding On Services To Disabled Persons

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§ 22.011. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SERVICES TO 
DISABLED PERSONS.  (a) The department, the Texas Department of 
Health, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 
Retardation, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas 
Commission for the Blind, the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard 
of Hearing, and the Texas Education Agency shall adopt a joint 
memorandum of understanding to facilitate the coordination of 
services to disabled persons.  The memorandum shall:
		(1)  clarify the financial and service 
responsibilities of each agency in relation to disabled persons;  
and
		(2)  address how the agency will share data relating to 
services delivered to disabled persons by each agency.
	(b)  These agencies in the formulation of this memorandum of 
understanding shall consult with and solicit input from advocacy 
and consumer groups.
	(c)  Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, 
the department and the other agencies shall review and update the 
memorandum.
	(d)  Each agency by rule shall adopt the memorandum of 
understanding and all revisions to the memorandum.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, § 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 353, § 7, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 6.52, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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