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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the women's health advisory committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 526, Government Code, as |
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effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 526.0060 to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 526.0060. WOMEN'S HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The |
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executive commissioner shall establish a women's health advisory |
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committee to provide recommendations to the commission on women's |
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health programs, including programs previously consolidated by the |
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commission. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall appoint members to the |
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advisory committee and ensure that a majority of the members are |
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health care providers who: |
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(1) are participating in women's health programs of |
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various sizes; |
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(2) are located in separate geographic areas of this |
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state; and |
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(3) have experience in operating women's health |
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programs. |
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(c) The executive commissioner may appoint a member not |
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described by Subsection (b) to the women's health advisory |
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committee who represents the women's health industry and is |
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knowledgeable on the best practices for women's health programs. |
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(d) Section 2110.008 does not apply to the advisory |
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committee. |
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(e) The executive commissioner shall establish the women's |
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health advisory committee not later than December 1, 2025. This |
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subsection expires September 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |