Texas § ED.8.153 - INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § ED.8.153 — INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ ED.8.153. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) A local mental health authority that employs a non-physician mental health professional under Section 8.152 and the regional education service center shall collaborate in carrying out this subchapter. (b) Each regional education service center shall provide for a non-physician mental health professional employed for the region served by the center with a space for the professional to carry out the professional's duties under Section 8.155 . The local mental health authority that employs the professional shall pay the center a reasonable, negotiated cost-recovery fee for providing the space and administrative support as outlined in the memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (c). The cost-recovery fee may not exceed $15,000 per year unless the local mental health authority and center agree to a higher amount. (c) A local mental health authority and a regional education service center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the administration of this section. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 19 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section ED.8.153 ("INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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