Texas § 8.153 INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

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§ 8.153 — INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

Texas § 8.153

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 8.153 (2026).

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Sec. 8.153. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

(a)A local mental health authority that employs a non-physician mental health professional under Section 8.152 and the regional education service center shall collaborate in carrying out this subchapter.

(b)Each regional education service center shall provide for a non-physician mental health professional employed for the region served by the center with a space for the professional to carry out the professional's duties under Section 8.155 . The local mental health authority that employs the professional shall pay the center a reasonable, negotiated cost-recovery fee for providing the space and administrative support as outlined in the memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (c). The cost-recovery fee

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Sec. 8.153. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) A local mental health authority that employs a non-physician mental health professional under Section 8.152 and the regional education service center shall collaborate in carrying out this subchapter.
(b) Each regional education service center shall provide for a non-physician mental health professional employed for the region served by the center with a space for the professional to carry out the professional's duties under Section 8.155 . The local mental health authority that employs the professional shall pay the center a reasonable, negotiated cost-recovery fee for providing the space and administrative support as outlined in the memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (c). The cost-recovery fee may not exceed $15,000 per year unless the local mental health authority and center agree to a higher amount.
(c) A local mental health authority and a regional education service center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the administration of this section.