1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to an advisory committee on reducing drug demand.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 461, Health and Safety Code, is amended
1-5 by adding Section 461.017 to read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 461.017. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REDUCING DRUG DEMAND.
1-7 (a) The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee is composed of
1-8 the following 20 members:
1-9 (1) five representatives of the public from different
1-10 geographic regions of the state who have knowledge and expertise in
1-11 issues relating to reducing drug demand and who are appointed by
1-12 the executive director of the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
1-13 Abuse; and
1-14 (2) one representative of each of the following
1-15 agencies or offices who is appointed by the executive director or
1-16 commissioner of the agency or office and who is directly involved
1-17 in the agency's or office's policies, programs, or funding
1-18 activities relating to reducing drug demand:
1-19 (A) the criminal justice division of the
1-20 governor's office;
1-21 (B) the Criminal Justice Policy Council;
1-22 (C) the Department of Protective and Regulatory
1-23 Services;
1-24 (D) the Department of Public Safety of the State
1-25 of Texas;
2-1 (E) the Health and Human Services Commission;
2-2 (F) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
2-3 (G) the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
2-4 Abuse;
2-5 (H) the Texas Council on Offenders with Mental
2-6 Impairments;
2-7 (I) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
2-8 (J) the Texas Department of Health;
2-9 (K) the Texas Department of Human Services;
2-10 (L) the Texas Department of Mental Health and
2-11 Mental Retardation;
2-12 (M) the Texas Education Agency;
2-13 (N) the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; and
2-14 (O) the Texas Youth Commission.
2-15 (b) The representative of the Texas Commission on Alcohol
2-16 and Drug Abuse shall serve as the presiding officer of the Drug
2-17 Demand Reduction Advisory Committee. The commission may provide
2-18 administrative support to the committee.
2-19 (c) The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall meet
2-20 at least once in each quarter of each calendar year on dates
2-21 determined by the committee.
2-22 (d) The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall serve
2-23 as a single source of information for the governor, the
2-24 legislature, and the public about issues relating to reducing drug
2-25 demand, including available prevention programs and services.
2-26 (e) The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall
3-1 develop a statewide strategy to reduce drug demand. The strategy
3-2 must:
3-3 (1) incorporate multidisciplinary approaches using
3-4 current empirical research;
3-5 (2) include performance-based measurement and
3-6 accountability standards, short-term objectives, and ten-year
3-7 targets for reducing drug demand;
3-8 (3) coordinate, to the extent possible, the efforts of
3-9 private sector entities and local, state, and federal agencies,
3-10 including the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to reduce
3-11 drug demand; and
3-12 (4) provide opportunities for representatives from the
3-13 public and private sectors to comment on the committee's activities
3-14 and make recommendations related to the strategy.
3-15 (f) The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall
3-16 identify lead or contributing agencies or offices that shall
3-17 implement the strategy described in Subsection (e). The committee
3-18 shall coordinate the implementation of the strategy by those
3-19 agencies or offices.
3-20 (g) The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee may
3-21 establish additional advisory committees composed of
3-22 representatives from governmental entities and the private sector
3-23 to assist the committee in carrying out its duties.
3-24 (h) Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the
3-25 Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall present to the
3-26 governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
4-1 representatives a report that states:
4-2 (1) the committee's progress in developing and
4-3 coordinating the strategy described in Subsection (e);
4-4 (2) the status and funding of state programs relating
4-5 to reducing drug demand; and
4-6 (3) recommendations for legislation to address issues
4-7 involved in reducing drug demand.
4-8 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
4-9 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
4-10 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
4-11 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
4-12 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 558 passed the Senate on
February 28, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 558 passed the House on
May 8, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present,
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor