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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 4. SERVICES FOR THE DEAF |
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Chapter 81. TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING |
Sec. 81.017. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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(a) The commission 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 Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services;
(8) the Texas School for the Deaf;
(9) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and
(10) 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 commission and the other agencies shall review their respective memorandums.