(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.

Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 81.017

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011

(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.

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