Texas § HR.81.017 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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§ HR.81.017. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The department and each of the following agencies shall adopt a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the delivery of services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and to reduce duplication of services: (1) the Department of Aging and Disability Services; (2) the Department of State Health Services; (3) the Texas Workforce Commission; (4) the Health and Human Services Commission; (5) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; (6) the Texas Education Agency; (7) the Texas School for the Deaf; (8) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and (9) any other state agency that provides or is required by law to provide services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. (b) If gaps in the delivery of services are identified while developing a memorandum, the involved agencies shall formulate in the memorandum methods to reduce or eliminate those gaps. (c) Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, the department and the other agencies shall review their respective memorandums. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.63, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 9, eff. May 23, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 25.117, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.331, eff. April 2, 2015.
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