By Hawley                                             H.B. No. 2542
         77R6548 MCK-F                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the advisory committee for the Center for Rural Health
 1-3     Initiatives.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 106.023(a), Health and Safety Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  The advisory committee is composed of:
 1-8                 (1)  the commissioner of public health or a
 1-9     representative of the department designated by the commissioner;
1-10                 (2)  the commissioner of human services or a
1-11     representative of the Texas Department of Human Services designated
1-12     by the commissioner;
1-13                 (3)  the commissioner of agriculture or a
1-14     representative of the Department of Agriculture designated by the
1-15     commissioner;
1-16                 (4)  the executive director of the Texas Department of
1-17     Commerce or a representative of that department designated by the
1-18     executive director; [and]
1-19                 (5)  the commissioner of higher education or a
1-20     representative of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1-21     designated by the commissioner;
1-22                 (6)  the presiding officer of the Health Professions
1-23     Council or a representative of the council designated by the
1-24     presiding officer;
 2-1                 (7)  the presiding officer of the Telecommunications
 2-2     Infrastructure Fund Board or a representative of the board
 2-3     designated by the presiding officer;
 2-4                 (8)  the executive director of the Board of Nurse
 2-5     Examiners or a representative of the board designated by the
 2-6     executive director;
 2-7                 (9)  the chairman of the Texas Commission on Alcohol
 2-8     and Drug Abuse or a representative of the commission designated by
 2-9     the chairman;
2-10                 (10)  the executive director of the Texas Department on
2-11     Aging or a representative of the department designated by the
2-12     executive director;
2-13                 (11)  the commissioner of insurance or a representative
2-14     of the Texas Department of Insurance designated by the
2-15     commissioner;
2-16                 (12)  the commissioner of mental health and mental
2-17     retardation or a representative of the Texas Department of Mental
2-18     Health and Mental Retardation designated by the commissioner;
2-19                 (13)  the executive director of the Texas Department of
2-20     Transportation or a representative of the department designated by
2-21     the executive director;
2-22                 (14)  the director of the Office of State-Federal
2-23     Relations or a representative of the office designated by the
2-24     director;
2-25                 (15)  the commissioner of the Texas Rehabilitation
2-26     Commission or a representative of the commission designated by the
2-27     commissioner;
 3-1                 (16)  the executive director of the Texas State Board
 3-2     of Medical Examiners or a representative of the board designated by
 3-3     the executive director;
 3-4                 (17)  the dean of The Texas A&M University School of
 3-5     Rural Public Health or a representative of the university
 3-6     designated by the dean;
 3-7                 (18)  the executive director of the Texas Institute for
 3-8     Health Policy Research or a representative of the institute
 3-9     designated by the executive director; and
3-10                 (19)  a representative of the United States Department
3-11     of Health and Human Services.
3-12           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.