Section 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.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2306.1098
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 838, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.