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Senate Bill 501 |
Senate Author: West |
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Effective: 5-21-11 |
House Sponsor: Dukes |
Senate Bill 501 amends the Human Resources Code to create the Interagency Council for Addressing Disproportionality to examine issues and make recommendations relating to the disproportionality of children who are members of a racial or ethnic minority group in the juvenile justice, child welfare, health, and mental health systems and the disproportionality of the delivery of certain services in the education system. The bill sets out provisions relating to the council's composition, member requirements, and the administration of the council. The bill specifies council duties and requires the council to prepare and submit a report, not later than December 1, 2012, to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature containing the council's findings and recommendations, including a recommendation as to whether to continue the council. The bill amends the Health and Safety Code to remove references in provisions relating to an office for the elimination of health disparities within the Health and Human Services Commission to instead refer to a center for elimination of disproportionality and disparities and repeals a chapter relating to the health disparities task force.