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Amend CSSB 1 on page III-104 of the Texas Department of Health 
Services Department of Health bill pattern, add the following 
rider:
	"Sec.    . Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and 
Hepatitis.  The Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and 
Hepatitis shall be established with of one representative from each 
of the following agencies appointed by the executive director or 
commissioner of each agency:
		(1)  the Department of State Health Services                                  
		(2)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services;                         
		(3)  the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative 
Services;               
		(4)  the Texas Youth Commission;                                              
		(5)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;                                
		(6)  the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission;                                 
		(7)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;                        
		(8)  the Texas Education Agency;                                              
		(9)  the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners;                              
		(10) the Board of Nurse Examiners;                                            
		(11)  the State Board of Dental Examiners;                                    
		(12) the Health and Human Services Commission[;              
		(13)  the Texas Workforce Commission.                                         
	(e)  The representative from the Health and Human Services 
Commission serves as chairperson of the council.
	(f)  The council shall meet at least once each quarter on 
meeting dates set by the council. Each agency that has a 
representative appointed to the council shall ensure that a 
representative of the agency attends each meeting of the council.
	(h)  The council shall:                                                        
		(1)  coordinate communication among the member agencies 
listed in Subsection (c) concerning each agency's programs in 
providing service related to AIDS, HIV, and hepatitis; and 
		(2)  develop a plan that facilitates coordination of 
agency programs based on statistical information regarding the 
State of Texas for:
			(A)  prevention of AIDS, HIV infection, and 
hepatitis; and                 
			(B)  provision of services to individuals who have 
hepatitis or are infected with HIV.
	(i)  Not later than September 1 of each year, the council 
shall file a report with the legislature and the governor 
containing policy recommendations based on statistical information 
regarding the State of Texas and relating to:
		(1)  prevention of AIDS, HIV infection, and hepatitis; 
and                  
		(2)  delivery of health services to individuals who have 
AIDS or hepatitis or are infected with HIV.
	(k)  The Health and Human Services Commission shall provide 
administrative support to the council.