Bill:  HB 2100 
Legislative Session: 72(R)
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Last Action:04/29/1991 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Relating to certain regulatory functions and procedures of the Texas Department of Health involving screening of children who have special senses and communication disorders and who need remedial vision, hearing, speech, and language services; providing for the certification of screeners of children and trainers of screeners; providing for a program of remedial services and approval criteria for providers of remedial services, and eligibility criteria; providing for notice and hearing upon denial, modification, suspension or revocation of affected interests; providing emergency authority; providing for penalties; establishing an interagency committee on special senses and communication disorders; revising Chapter 36, Health and Safety Code; and declaring an emergency.
Author:Colbert
Subjects:Handicapped Persons (I0380)
Health--General (I0385)
Minors (I0537)
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)
SPECIAL SENSES & COMMUNICATION DISORDER ACT (P0031)
SPECIAL SENSES & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, INTERAGENCY ON (V0051)
House Committee:Public HealthBill Subcommittee:
Status:In committeeRodriguez (Chair) | Glaze | Hirschi
Actions: (ascending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      03/07/1991    
 Read first time      03/21/1991     814
 Referred to Public Health      03/21/1991     814
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/29/1991    
 Considered in public hearing      04/29/1991    
 Referred to subcommittee      04/29/1991