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Legislative Resource Center

Location and Contact Information
Robert T. Chapa, Sr. Administration Building
1430 Collier St.
Austin, TX 78704
P: 512-440-4083
F:  512-707-4900

gov@atcic.org

83rd Legislative Session

As we prepare for the 83rd Legislative session, Integral Care is committed to educating the community, its leaders and lawmakers on the importance and value of the services it provides. Increasing the general understanding of Integral Care's services and resulting public benefits help officials make sound decisions on policies that impact us and those we serve.

Integral Care works collaboratively with the Texas Council of Community Centers to engage the community and stakeholders to participate in promoting access to high-quality, cost-effective community-based treatment and supports, but does not lobby in accordance with Texas law.


Pre-filed Bills

Integral Care works with the Texas Council of Community Centers to monitor and respond to the latest policy developments and ensure fair consideration of behavioral healthcare needs as well as champion legislation that effectively serves local communities. This is done by closely tracking legislation. As of today, the Texas Legislature has pre-filed 6221 bills. The Texas Council is currently tracking 389 of these bills. If you discover we missed a bill that should be included, please let us know.  We greatly appreciate your feedback and suggestions for improvements.

For a summary of bills currently* being tracked by the Texas Council, click here. PDF Document
*As of 05/13


Take Action: Advocate!

Organized grassroots and "grasstops" response from our community and people like you translates power into effective advocacy. Click here to see how you can help.


Tweet Your Elected Officials

Click here to access a list of your elected officals on Twitter, where you may also sign and tweet a petition in support of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.


83rd Legislative Agendas and Guiding Principals

Local
ATCIC Guiding Principles
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin Travis County Reentry Roundtable
Capital Metro
Center for Public Policy Priorities

Central Health Legislative Agenda
One Voice Central Texas
Travis County Health and Human Services

State
The Arc of Texas
ECI Advocacy Coalition
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
NAMI Texas
Sheriff's Association of Texas
Texas Council of Community Centers
Texas Council of Developmental Disabilities
The Texas Conference of Urban Counties

National
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors
The National Council of Community Centers

Senate Finance Committee Presentations: January 30, 2013

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Texas Department of State Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission

State Appropriation Tables

Texas Department of State Health Services