Hurricane Season Training & Updating Emergency Preparedness Plans

by | Jun 1, 2025

June 1st, 2025 Hurricane Season – Ready or Not! Preparedness for HCS/TxHmL/ISS Tuesday, June 17 10–11:30 am Register Here Hurricane Season – Ready or Not! Preparedness for Intermediate Care Facilities Friday, June 20 10–11:30 a.m. Register here Click on the following links for more training opportunities: Joint Training HCSSA Training OASIS Training HCS and TxHmL Training Individualized Skills and Socialization Training May 18th, 2025 Planning For Flooding &...

BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDER POLICY TRAINING

by | May 31, 2025

Behavioral Support Services HCS and TxHmL Behavioral Support Services Provider Policy Training (Has been mandated for HCS & TxHmL providers to ensure their contracted Behavioral Support Services providers to take since March 2015) This course informs service providers of behavioral support services in the HCS and TxHmL programs related to the provision of behavioral support services in those programs.  All new behavior support service providers must complete...

Ensure Medicaid Continues To Support Individuals With IDD

by | May 31, 2025

May 31st, 2025 Please help ensure Medicaid continues to support Individuals in Texas with IDD.  More than ever, we need everyone to focus their efforts on contacting our U.S. Senate representatives. Call Senator John Cornyn (1-202-224-2934) and Senator Ted Cruz (1-202-224-5922) to continue to ensure we have Medicaid to support programs serving individuals with IDD, as well as directly support individuals with IDD in Texas. The ARC of TEXAS has supplied a nice...

Bill Creating “Building Better Futures Program” Signed Into Law By Governor Abbott

by | May 30, 2025

May 30th, 2025 Governor Abbott signed House Bill 2081, officially creating the Building Better Futures program into law on May 26th, 2025. This will be a step toward a more inclusive and accessible future for all Texans, including those with disabilities. Rep. John Bucy III authored the bill, and it was sponsored by Senator José Menéndez.  This law takes effect immediately and establishes a grant program within the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board...

Greater Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Education Program-Major Bill Passes

by | May 26, 2025

May 26th, 2025 As of May 25th, 2025, the House and Senate have passed a bill that will create a plan for greater inclusion of children with disabilities in early education programs. The Texas Senate gave final passage to House Bill 2310. The bill was authored by Rep. Claudia Ordaz and sponsored by Senator Tan Parker.   It would require the TEA (Texas Education Agency), TWC (Texas Workforce Commission), and HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission) to develop a...