Texas Statutes
Subchapter NN. Housing and Health Services Coordination Council
Section 2306.1098. Duties of Employees Providing Advisory Support to Council

Sec. 2306.1098. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES PROVIDING ADVISORY SUPPORT TO COUNCIL. Department employees assigned to provide advisory support to the council shall:
(1) identify sources of funding from this state and the federal government that may be used to provide integrated housing and health services;
(2) determine the requirements and application guidelines to obtain those funds;
(3) provide training materials that assist the development and financing of a service-enriched housing project;
(4) provide information regarding:
(A) effective methods to collaborate with governmental entities, service providers, and financial institutions; and
(B) the use of layered financing to provide and finance service-enriched housing;
(5) create a financial feasibility model that assists in making a preliminary determination of the financial viability of proposed service-enriched housing projects, including models that allow a person to analyze multiuse projects that facilitate the development of projects that will:
(A) address the needs of communities with different populations; and
(B) achieve economies of scale required to make the projects financially viable;
(6) facilitate communication between state agencies, sources of funding, service providers, and other entities to reduce or eliminate barriers to service-enriched housing projects;
(7) provide training about local, state, and federal funding sources and the requirements for those sources;
(8) develop a database to identify, describe, monitor, and track the progress of all service-enriched housing projects developed in this state with state or federal financial assistance;
(9) conduct a biennial evaluation and include in the council's report to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board under Section 2306.1096 information regarding:
(A) the capacity of statewide long-term care providers; and
(B) interest by housing developers in investing in service-enriched housing;
(10) to increase the consistency in housing regulations, recommend changes to home and community-based Medicaid waivers that are up for renewal;
(11) research best practices with respect to service-enriched housing projects subsidized by other states; and
(12) create and maintain a clearinghouse of information that contains tools and resources for entities seeking to create or finance service-enriched housing projects.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 1878), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.