88R18868 KKR-F     By: Rose H.B. No. 728     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 728:     By:  Klick C.S.H.B. No. 728       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating   council.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter M-2 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER M-2. STATEWIDE INTERAGENCY AGING SERVICES COORDINATING   COUNCIL          Sec. 531.491.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                (1)  "Council" means the statewide interagency aging   services coordinating council.                (2)  "Strategic plan" means the statewide interagency   aging services strategic plan required under Section 531.497(1).          Sec. 531.492.  PURPOSE. The council is established to   ensure a strategic statewide approach to interagency aging   services.          Sec. 531.493.  COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a)  Subject to   Subsection (b), the council is composed of at least one   representative appointed by each of the following agencies and   entities:                (1)  the governor's office;                (2)  the commission, including one representative of   the commission's aging services coordination office;                (3)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;                (4)  the Department of State Health Services;                (5)  the Department of Agriculture's office of rural   health;                (6)  the Texas Veterans Commission;                (7)  the Texas Workforce Commission;                (8)  the office of the attorney general;                (9)  the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging   Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San   Antonio;                (10)  the Texas Aging and Longevity Consortium at The   University of Texas at Austin; and                (11)  the Center for Community Health and Aging at   Texas A&M University.          (b)  The executive commissioner shall determine the number   of representatives that each agency or entity may appoint to serve   on the council.          (c)  The council may authorize another state agency or entity   that provides specific interagency aging services with the use of   appropriated money to appoint a representative to the council.          (d)  A council member serves at the pleasure of the   appointing agency or entity.          Sec. 531.494.  TERMS; VACANCY.  (a)  Council members serve   six-year terms.          (b)  A vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same   manner as the original appointment.  A council member appointed to   fill a vacancy on the council shall serve the remainder of the   unexpired term.          Sec. 531.495.  PRESIDING OFFICER. The representative of the   commission's aging services coordination office appointed under   Section 531.493(a) shall serve as the presiding officer.          Sec. 531.496.  MEETINGS. The council shall meet at least   once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding   officer.          Sec. 531.497.  POWERS AND DUTIES. The council:                (1)  shall, in accordance with Section 531.498:                      (A)  develop a recurring five-year statewide   interagency aging services strategic plan; and                      (B)  submit the strategic plan to the executive   commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to   the strategic plan;                (2)  shall develop and, not later than November 1 of   each even-numbered year, submit to the legislature a biennial   coordinated statewide interagency aging services expenditure   proposal;                (3)  shall annually publish an updated inventory of   state-funded interagency aging programs and services that includes   a description of how those programs and services further the   purpose of the statewide interagency aging services strategic plan;                (4)  may facilitate opportunities to increase   collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal   and state money for interagency aging services in this state; and                (5)  may establish subcommittees as necessary to carry   out the council's duties under this subchapter.          Sec. 531.498.  RECURRING FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND   RELATED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. (a) Not later than March 1 of the   last state fiscal year in each five-year period covered by the most   recent strategic plan, the council shall:                (1)  develop a new strategic plan for the next five   state fiscal years that begins with the following fiscal year; and                (2)  submit the new strategic plan to the executive   commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to   the strategic plan.          (b)  Not later than the 90th day after receiving the   strategic plan, the executive commissioner and the administrative   head of each agency that is subject to the plan shall develop and   submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the   legislature a plan for implementing the recommendations applicable   to the agency under the strategic plan. An implementation plan must   include a justification for any recommendation the commission or   other agency declines to implement.          Sec. 531.499.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The council is   subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). The council shall be   reviewed during the period in which the commission is reviewed   under Section 531.004. Unless continued in existence as provided by   Chapter 325, the council is abolished and this subchapter expires   on the date on which the commission is subject to abolishment under   that section.          SECTION 2.  (a)  Not later than January 31, 2024, the   appropriate appointing agencies or entities shall appoint the   members of the statewide interagency aging services coordinating   council as required by Section 531.493, Government Code, as added   by this Act.          (b)  Not later than March 31, 2024, the statewide interagency   aging services coordinating council established under Subchapter   M-2, Chapter 531, Government Code, as added by this Act, shall hold   its initial meeting.          (c)  Not later than March 1, 2025, the statewide interagency   aging services coordinating council shall submit the initial   five-year statewide interagency aging services strategic plan   required under Section 531.497, Government Code, as added by this   Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.