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The third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature addressed how to allocate $16 billion in funds the state has received through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Initially proposed legislation did not include funds to address decades of severely inadequate funding for Medicaid community attendants and direct care workers. However, thanks to advocacy efforts by our allies like you, the Texas Legislature ultimately passed a
bill to provide $378.3 million over a two-year period to the Health and Human Services Commission to administer one-time grants, including recruitment and retention bonuses for staff of nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, and facilities that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities or related conditions (ICF/IDD); or who provide community attendant services. Read
more about what we needed and why on our blog.
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is working on its Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) for the 88th Texas Legislature, which starts in 2023. The LAR outlines the agency’s funding needs for the next two years.
- Your name or the name of your organization and a contact person
- A clear, concise description of the recommendation
- What need would be addressed by this recommendation
- The expected impact or benefit to the state or the people HHSC serves
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The Texas House Youth Health & Safety Select Committee met twice during the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature. During the hearings, invited witnesses discussed COVID-19 and its effect on
Texas youth and social media and youth mental health. The Arc of Texas continues to look for opportunities to collaborate with committee members and make sure Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are included in these conversations.
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If you are registered to vote, you have the right to vote! Although you are not allowed to use your phone or electronics for notes, you can take handwritten or printed notes with you into the voting booth. That’s why we created a free Plan Your Vote downloadable checklist, which includes the number for
Disability Rights Texas’s Voting Hotline in case you encounter issues casting your ballot. It may also help to review your rights as a Texas voter with a disability to make sure you are granted the accommodations you require.
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