Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 54 amends the Government Code to require the executive head of each health and human services agency to report annually to its governing body and to the Health and Human Services Commission on efforts to provide services to children younger than six years of age, including the development of new programs and the enhancement of existing programs. The commission is required to present a biennial report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the comptroller, the Legislative Budget Board, and the appropriate legislative committees regarding the efforts of the health and human services agencies. The report may provide recommendations to better coordinate state agency programs or proposals for joint agency collaborative programs.