79R8912 UM-F

By:  Coleman                                                      H.B. No. 2521



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the interagency coordinating council for HIV and 
hepatitis.     
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Sections 81.010(c), (e), (f), (h), (i), and (k), 
Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The council consists 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 
[department];
		(2)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services;                  
		(3)  the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative 
Services;        
		(4)  [Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 
Retardation;
		[(3)  the Texas Department of Human Services;                
		[(4)  the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse;        
		[(5)  the Texas Rehabilitation Commission;                   
		[(6)]  the Texas Youth Commission;                           
		(5) [(7)]  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;  
		(6) [(8)]  the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission;   
		(7) [(9)  the Texas Commission for the Blind;         
		[(10)  the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of 
Hearing;
		[(11)]  the Department of Family and Protective [and 
Regulatory] Services;
		(8) [(12)]  the Texas Education Agency;               
		(9) [(13)]  the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners;
		(10) [(14)]  the Board of Nurse Examiners;            
		(11) [(15)]  the State Board of Dental Examiners;     
		(12) [(16)]  the Health and Human Services 
Commission[;
		[(17)  the Texas Department on Aging]; and                   
		(13) [(18)]  the Texas Workforce Commission.          
	(e)  The representative from the Health and Human Services 
Commission [department] 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 [at least three 
quarterly meetings] of the council [each year].
	(h)  The council shall:                                                        
		(1)  coordinate communication among the member 
agencies listed in Subsection (c) concerning each agency's programs 
in providing services 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 [even-numbered] 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 [department] 
shall provide administrative support to the council.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.