Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1478 amends the Human Resources Code to change the name of the work group on long-term care and health programs to the Children's Policy Council and to add the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to the list of agencies that the council assists in developing, implementing, and administering family support policies and related long-term care and health programs for children. The bill expands the duties of the council, alters its composition, and requires that the majority of the members be relatives of consumers of long-term care and health programs for children.