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SB1824 – Its Relevance for Education and Transition. 2011 Texas Transition Conference February 7-9, 2011 Doubletree Hotel ~ Austin, TX. PANEL MEMBERS Kathy Griffis-Bailey, DSHS Sherry Broberg, HHSC Rona Statman, The ARC of Texas Kathy Albers, TEA, ESC XI.
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SB1824 – Its Relevance for Education and Transition 2011 Texas Transition Conference February 7-9, 2011 Doubletree Hotel ~ Austin, TX PANEL MEMBERS Kathy Griffis-Bailey, DSHS Sherry Broberg, HHSC Rona Statman, The ARC of Texas Kathy Albers, TEA, ESC XI
SB1824 – Its Relevance forEducation and Transition • Overview of SB1824 • Composition and Process for the Transitioning Youth Subcommittee • Transitioning Youth Subcommittee Draft Recommendations • Response to Draft Recommendations
SB1824 Overview • Under the oversight of Governor’s Office; with staff support through HHSC • Duties • Coordinate with federal agencies to compile a list of opportunities to increase flexible funding for CSN • Review state agencies’ policies related to service delivery • Perform a needs assessment, including public hearings to identify gaps, system entry points and service obstacles • Develop a FIVE-YEAR PLAN to improve coordination, quality and efficiency of services for CSN – Due Date: September 1, 2011
SB1824 Overview • PLAN Features • Identify responsible parties for actions • Create benchmarks to insure progress • Consult with Legislative Budget Board - costs • Consult with other states on best practices • Consult with demographers for trends • Consult with pediatric specialists about best medical practices • Coordinate with mental health and developmental disability advocates • Develop a timeline for plan implementation
SB1824 Overview • PLAN Recommendations Criteria • Maximize the use of federal funds • Reduce numbers of families in crisis • Improve families’ navigating the system • Remove barriers to local coordination of services • Evaluate feasibility of interagency legally authorized representative program to provide support services • Improve early detection and intervention • Increase community-based options
SB1824 Overview • PLAN Recommendations Criteria • Improve accountability for each representative agency and service providers • Reduce existing service delivery fragmentation • Reduce service gaps and overlap • Improve data management • Prevent unnecessary parental relinquishment • Create a core set of quality measures • Improve availability of high-quality community-based long-term care services and supports
SB1824 Overview • Task Force Composition ~ Executive Level Staff 10 VOTING MEMBERS • Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) • Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) • Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) • DARS Division of Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) • Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) • Department of State Health Services (DSHS) • Texas Education Agency (TEA) • Texas Youth Commission (TYC) • Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) • Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI)
SB1824 Overview • Task Force Composition 8 NON-VOTING MEMBERS • Representative of local mental health authority or mental retardation authority • Two members of the House of Representatives • Two members of the Senate • Three parents or consumer advocates, appointed by HHSC, TEA, and TYC
SB1824 Overview • Task Force Subcommittees ~ Report findings and recommendations annually, and submit written reports biennially • Early Childhood and Intervention • EDUCATION • Health Care • TRANSITIONING YOUTH • Crisis Prevention and Intervention • Juvenile Justice • Long-Term, Community-Based Services and Supports • Mental Health
SB1824 Overview • Other Provisions • Governor’s Office and all agencies shall enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement the duties of the legislation • Must submit and publish on the HHSC Web site a biennial report to Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of each agency’s progress toward improving the coordination, quality, and efficiency of services for CSN
SB1824 Overview • Report Requirements Include • Stakeholder Input (including testimony from parents in each health and human services district) • Progress toward Plan Goals • Barriers that prevent accomplishing Goals • Additional resource needs • Current resources to redirect • Plan amendments • Recommendations and proposed legislation • Feasibility statements for recommendations
TRANSITIONING YOUTH SUBCOMMITTEE • Composition and Process • Subcommittee membership • Creation of key themes • Independent Living • Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation • Health • Education • Development of Draft Recommendations
TRANSITIONING YOUTHSUBCOMMITTEE • Key Draft Recommendations – • Independent Living • Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation • Health • Education
EXCHANGING IDEAS • Response to Draft Recommendations • Independent Living • Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation • Health • Education • THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!