Bill Text: TX HB4655 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the vulnerable adult protection task force.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-11 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB4655 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4655-Engrossed.html
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| By: Thimesch | H.B. No. 4655 | |
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| relating to the establishment of the vulnerable adult protection | ||
| task force. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Task force" means the vulnerable adult protection | ||
| task force established by this Act. | ||
| (2) "Vulnerable adult" means: | ||
| (A) an elderly person as that term is defined by | ||
| Section 48.002, Human Resources Code; or | ||
| (B) a person with a disability as that term is | ||
| defined by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code. | ||
| (b) The vulnerable adult protection task force is | ||
| established to study abuse of vulnerable adults in this state. | ||
| (c) The task force is composed of: | ||
| (1) the commissioner of the Department of Family and | ||
| Protective Services or the commissioner's designee; | ||
| (2) the banking commissioner of the Texas Department | ||
| of Banking or the banking commissioner's designee; | ||
| (3) a district attorney selected by the Texas District | ||
| and County Attorneys Association; | ||
| (4) the following members appointed by the governor | ||
| from a list of names submitted by the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives: | ||
| (A) a representative from the banking or credit | ||
| union industry; | ||
| (B) a representative from an unaffiliated | ||
| nonprofit organization that advocates for elderly persons | ||
| statewide; and | ||
| (C) a representative from the health care | ||
| industry; | ||
| (5) two members of the house of representatives | ||
| selected by the speaker of the house of representatives; and | ||
| (6) two members of the senate selected by the | ||
| lieutenant governor. | ||
| (d) A task force member is not entitled to compensation for | ||
| service on the task force or reimbursement for expenses incurred in | ||
| performing task force duties. | ||
| (e) The task force shall: | ||
| (1) assess the status of vulnerable adults in this | ||
| state; | ||
| (2) examine existing services and resources | ||
| addressing the needs of vulnerable adults in this state and any | ||
| barriers impeding those services and resources; | ||
| (3) determine the economic and human impact of | ||
| financial exploitation of vulnerable adults in this state; | ||
| (4) review possible solutions that could reduce the | ||
| incidents of financial exploitation of vulnerable adults in this | ||
| state; and | ||
| (5) develop recommendations to address abuse of | ||
| vulnerable adults in this state, including: | ||
| (A) possible legislation; and | ||
| (B) other state policies or responses. | ||
| (f) A state agency shall cooperate with and assist the task | ||
| force in carrying out the duties of the task force. | ||
| (g) Not later than December 31, 2024, the task force shall: | ||
| (1) prepare a written report that summarizes the task | ||
| force's findings under this section and recommends solutions for | ||
| improving the well-being of vulnerable adults in this state; and | ||
| (2) submit the written report to the: | ||
| (A) governor; | ||
| (B) lieutenant governor; | ||
| (C) speaker of the house of representatives; | ||
| (D) chair of the House Human Services Committee; | ||
| and | ||
| (E) chair of the Senate Health and Human Services | ||
| Committee. | ||
| (h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires June 1, | ||
| 2025. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
