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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the interagency coordinating council for HIV and |
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hepatitis. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 81.010(c), (e), (f), (h), (i), and (k), |
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Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The council consists of one representative from each of |
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the following agencies appointed by the executive director or |
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commissioner of each agency: |
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(1) the Department of State Health Services |
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[department]; |
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(2) the Department of Aging and Disability Services |
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[Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation]; |
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(3) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services [Texas Department of Human Services]; |
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(4) the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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[Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse]; |
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(5) [the Texas Rehabilitation Commission;
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[(6)] the Texas Youth Commission; |
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(6) [(7)] the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(7) [(8)] the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; |
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(8) [(9)the Texas Commission for the Blind;
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[(10) the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
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Hearing;
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[(11) the Department of Protective and Regulatory
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Services;
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[(12)] the Texas Education Agency; |
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(9) [(13)] the Texas Medical Board [State Board of
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Medical Examiners]; |
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(10) [(14)] the Board of Nurse Examiners; |
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(11) [(15)] the State Board of Dental Examiners; |
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(12) [(16)] the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(13) [(17)the Texas Department on Aging; and
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[(18)] the Texas Workforce Commission; and |
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(14) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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(e) The representative from the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [department] serves as chairperson of the council. |
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(f) The council shall meet at least once each quarter on |
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meeting dates set by the council. Each agency that has a |
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representative appointed to the council shall ensure that a |
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representative of the agency attends each meeting [at least three
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quarterly meetings] of the council [each year]. |
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(h) The council shall: |
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(1) coordinate communication among the member |
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agencies listed in Subsection (c) concerning each agency's programs |
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in providing services related to AIDS, HIV, and hepatitis; and |
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(2) develop a plan that facilitates coordination of |
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agency programs based on statistical information regarding the |
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State of Texas for: |
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(A) prevention of AIDS, HIV infection, and |
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hepatitis; and |
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(B) provision of services to individuals who have |
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hepatitis or are infected with HIV. |
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(i) Not later than September 1 of each [even-numbered] year, |
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the council shall file a report with the legislature and the |
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governor containing policy recommendations based on statistical |
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information regarding the State of Texas and relating to: |
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(1) prevention of AIDS, HIV infection, and hepatitis; |
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and |
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(2) delivery of health services to individuals who |
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have AIDS or hepatitis or are infected with HIV. |
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(k) The Health and Human Services Commission [department] |
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shall provide administrative support to the council. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |