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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibilities and composition of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission Executive Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 523.0102(a), Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a)(1) to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive council shall seek and receive public |
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comment on: |
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(1) commission rulemaking activities [proposed |
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rules]; |
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(2) advisory committee recommendations; |
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(3) legislative appropriations requests or other |
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documents related to the appropriations process; |
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(4) the operation of health and human services |
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programs; and |
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(5) other items the executive commissioner determines |
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appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. Section 523.0103(a), Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a)(2) to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive council is composed of: |
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(1) the executive commissioner; |
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(2) the director of each division established by the |
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executive commissioner [established under former Section |
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531.008(c) before the expiration of that subsection on September 1, |
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2023]; |
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(3) the commissioner of a health and human services |
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agency; |
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(4) the commissioner of the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services, regardless of whether that agency continues as |
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a state agency separate from the commission; and |
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(5) other individuals the executive commissioner |
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appoints as the executive commissioner determines necessary. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |