STATE PLAN

(a) The council shall develop a state plan to provide services to persons with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders to ensure that: (1) the needs of those persons and their families are addressed statewide and that all available resources are coordinated to meet those needs; (2) within existing resources, the full range of services that are available through existing state agencies is offered to those persons throughout their lives to the maximum extent possible; (3) personnel training needs are assessed statewide and strategies are developed to meet those needs; (4) incentives are offered to private sources to encourage the sources to maintain present commitments and to assist in developing new programs; and (5) a procedure for reviewing individual complaints about services provided under this chapter is implemented. (b) The council shall make written recommendations on the implementation of this chapter. If the council considers a recommendation that will affect another state agency, the council shall seek the advice and assistance of the agency before taking action on the recommendation. On approval of the governing body of the agency, each agency affected by a council recommendation shall implement the recommendation. If an agency does not have sufficient funds to implement a recommendation, the agency shall request funds for that purpose in its next budget proposal. (c) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 78, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.