1-1     By:  Madla, Shapiro                                    S.B. No. 558
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed February 6, 2001; February 7, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human
 1-4     Services; February 26, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
 1-5     Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0;
 1-6     February 26, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 558                 By:  Moncrief
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10         relating to an advisory committee on reducing drug demand.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1.  Chapter 461, Health and Safety Code, is amended
1-13     by adding Section 461.017 to read as follows:
1-14           Sec. 461.017.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REDUCING DRUG DEMAND.
1-15     (a)  The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee is composed of
1-16     the following 19 members:
1-17                 (1)  five representatives of the public from different
1-18     geographic regions of the state who have knowledge and expertise in
1-19     issues relating to reducing drug demand and who are appointed by
1-20     the executive director of the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
1-21     Abuse; and
1-22                 (2)  one representative of each of the following
1-23     agencies or offices who is appointed by the executive director or
1-24     commissioner of the agency or office and who is directly involved
1-25     in the agency's or office's policies, programs, or funding
1-26     activities relating to reducing drug demand:
1-27                       (A)  the criminal justice division of the
1-28     governor's office;
1-29                       (B)  the Criminal Justice Policy Council;
1-30                       (C)  the Department of Protective and Regulatory
1-31     Services;
1-32                       (D)  the Department of Public Safety of the State
1-33     of  Texas;
1-34                       (E)  the Health and Human Services Commission;
1-35                       (F)  the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
1-36                       (G)  the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
1-37     Abuse;
1-38                       (H)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
1-39                       (I)  the Texas Department of Health;
1-40                       (J)  the Texas Department of Human Services;
1-41                       (K)  the Texas Department of Mental Health and
1-42     Mental Retardation;
1-43                       (L)  the Texas Education Agency;
1-44                       (M)  the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; and
1-45                       (N)  the Texas Youth Commission.
1-46           (b)  The representative of the Texas Commission on Alcohol
1-47     and Drug Abuse shall serve as the presiding officer of the Drug
1-48     Demand Reduction Advisory Committee.  The commission may provide
1-49     administrative support to the committee.
1-50           (c)  The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall meet
1-51     at least once in each quarter of each calendar year on dates
1-52     determined by the committee.
1-53           (d)  The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall serve
1-54     as a single source of information for the governor, the
1-55     legislature, and the public about issues relating to reducing drug
1-56     demand, including available prevention programs and services.
1-57           (e)  The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall
1-58     develop a statewide strategy to reduce drug demand.  The strategy
1-59     must:
1-60                 (1)  incorporate multidisciplinary approaches using
1-61     current empirical research;
1-62                 (2)  include performance-based measurement and
1-63     accountability standards, short-term objectives, and ten-year
1-64     targets for reducing drug demand;
 2-1                 (3)  coordinate, to the extent possible, the efforts of
 2-2     private sector entities and local, state, and federal agencies,
 2-3     including the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to reduce
 2-4     drug demand; and
 2-5                 (4)  provide opportunities for representatives from the
 2-6     public and private sectors to comment on the committee's activities
 2-7     and make recommendations related to the strategy.
 2-8           (f)  The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall
 2-9     identify lead or contributing agencies or offices that shall
2-10     implement the strategy described in Subsection (e).  The committee
2-11     shall coordinate the implementation of the strategy by those
2-12     agencies or offices.
2-13           (g)  The Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee may
2-14     establish additional advisory committees composed of
2-15     representatives from governmental entities and the private sector
2-16     to assist the committee in carrying out its duties.
2-17           (h)  Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the
2-18     Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee shall present to the
2-19     governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
2-20     representatives a report that states:
2-21                 (1)  the committee's progress in developing and
2-22     coordinating the strategy described in Subsection (e);
2-23                 (2)  the status and funding of state programs relating
2-24     to reducing drug demand; and
2-25                 (3)  recommendations for legislation to address issues
2-26     involved in reducing drug demand.
2-27           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-28     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-29     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-30     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-31     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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