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AN ACT
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relating to membership of the commissioner of education and the |
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Texas Education Agency in certain advisory committees, |
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commissions, task forces, and other similar entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.030. ADVISORY COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the agency is not |
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required to participate in the Advisory Committee on Reducing Drug |
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Demand. |
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(b) This section does not prohibit the agency from |
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participating in the advisory committee specified under Subsection |
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(a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 535.051(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The chief administrative officer of each of the |
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following state agencies, in consultation with the governor, shall |
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designate one employee from the agency to serve as a liaison for |
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faith- and community-based organizations: |
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(1) the Office of Rural Community Affairs; |
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(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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(3) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(4) the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs; |
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(5) [the Texas Education Agency;
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[(6)] the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; |
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(6) [(7)] the Texas Veterans Commission; |
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(7) [(8)] the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(8) [(9)] the Texas Youth Commission; and |
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(9) [(10)] other state agencies as determined by the |
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governor. |
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SECTION 3. Section 772.011(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The work group is composed of the heads of the following |
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agencies or their designees: |
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(1) the Texas Department of Rural Affairs; |
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(2) the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs; |
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(3) the Texas Water Development Board; |
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(4) the Texas Department of Transportation; |
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(5) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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(6) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(7) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(8) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(9) the General Land Office; |
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(10) [the Texas Education Agency;
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[(11)] the Texas Economic Development and Tourism |
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Office; |
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(11) [(12)] the Office of State-Federal Relations; |
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(12) [(13)] the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board; |
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(13) [(14)] the attorney general's office; |
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(14) [(15)] the secretary of state's office; |
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(15) [(16)] the Department of Public Safety; and |
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(16) [(17)] the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
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SECTION 4. Section 81.010(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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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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(2) the Department of Aging and Disability Services; |
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(3) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services; |
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(4) the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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(5) the Texas Youth Commission; |
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(6) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(7) the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; |
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(8) [the Texas Education Agency;
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[(9)] the Texas Medical Board; |
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(9) [(10)] the Texas Board of Nursing; |
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(10) [(11)] the State Board of Dental Examiners; |
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(11) [(12)] the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(12) [(13)] the Texas Workforce Commission; and |
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(13) [(14)] the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board. |
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SECTION 5. Section 93.002(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke is |
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composed of: |
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(1) 11 public members appointed by the governor, with |
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the advice and consent of the senate, as follows: |
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(A) a licensed physician with a specialization in |
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cardiology; |
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(B) a licensed physician with a specialization in |
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neurology to treat stroke; |
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(C) a licensed physician employed in a primary |
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care setting; |
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(D) a registered nurse with a specialization in |
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quality improvement practices for cardiovascular disease and |
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stroke; |
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(E) a registered and licensed dietitian; |
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(F) two persons with experience and training in |
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public health policy, research, or practice; |
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(G) two consumer members, with special |
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consideration given to persons actively participating in the Texas |
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affiliates of the American Heart Association or American Stroke |
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Association, managed care, or hospital or rehabilitation settings; |
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and |
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(H) two members from the general public that have |
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or care for persons with cardiovascular disease or stroke; and |
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(2) one nonvoting member representing each of the |
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state agencies that oversee: |
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(A) health services; |
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(B) [education;
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[(C)] assistive and rehabilitative services; and |
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(C) [(D)] aging and disability services. |
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SECTION 6. Section 103.002(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Diabetes Council is composed of 11 citizen |
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members appointed from the public and one representative each from |
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the department, [the Texas Education Agency,] the Health and Human |
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Services Commission [Texas Department of Human Services], and the |
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Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services [Texas
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Commission for the Blind, and the Texas Rehabilitation Commission]. |
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SECTION 7. Sections 103.017(a) and (c), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department, the Department of Assistive and |
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Rehabilitative Services [Texas Commission for the Blind, the Texas
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Rehabilitation Commission], and the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [Texas Department of Human Services, and the Texas
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Education Agency] shall work with the council to jointly develop, |
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produce, and implement a general public awareness strategy focusing |
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on diabetes, its complications, and techniques for achieving good |
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management. Each agency shall pay for the costs of producing and |
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disseminating information on diabetes to clients served by that |
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agency. |
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(c) The department, the Department of Assistive and |
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Rehabilitative Services [Texas Commission for the Blind, the Texas
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Rehabilitation Commission], and the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [Texas Department of Human Services, and the Texas
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Education Agency] may jointly develop and implement a statewide |
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plan for conducting regional training sessions for public and |
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private service providers, including institutional health care |
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providers, who have routine contact with persons with diabetes. |
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SECTION 8. Sections 614.002(a) and (e), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal |
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Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments is composed |
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of 29 [31] members. |
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(e) The executive head of each of the following agencies, |
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divisions of agencies, or associations, or that person's designated |
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representative, shall serve as a member of the committee: |
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(1) the correctional institutions division of the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(2) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(3) the parole division of the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice; |
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(4) the community justice assistance division of the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(5) the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; |
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(6) the Texas Youth Commission; |
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(7) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services; |
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(8) [the Texas Education Agency;
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[(9)] the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee; |
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(9) [(10)] the Mental Health Association in Texas; |
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(10) [(11)] the Board of Pardons and Paroles; |
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(11) [(12)] the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer |
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Standards and Education; |
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(12) [(13)] the Texas Council of Community Mental |
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Health and Mental Retardation Centers; |
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(13) [(14)] the Commission on Jail Standards; |
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(14) [(15)] the Texas Council for Developmental |
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Disabilities; |
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(15) [(16)] the Texas Association for Retarded |
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Citizens; |
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(16) [(17)] the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
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of Texas; |
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(17) [(18)] the Parent Association for the Retarded of |
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Texas, Inc.; |
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(18) [(19)] the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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and |
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(19) [(20)] the Department of Aging and Disability |
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Services. |
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SECTION 9. Section 121.0015(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The work group is composed of a representative of each |
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health and human services agency designated by the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. The |
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commissioner of each designated agency shall appoint the |
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representative for that agency [the:
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[(1)
Texas Education Agency, appointed by the
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commissioner of education;
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[(2)
Texas Commission for the Blind, appointed by the
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commissioner of that agency;
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[(3)
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
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Retardation, appointed by the commissioner of mental health and
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mental retardation;
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[(4)
Texas Rehabilitation Commission, appointed by
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the commissioner of that agency; and
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[(5)
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
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Hearing, appointed by the executive director of that agency]. |
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SECTION 10. Section 1802.102(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The advisory board consists of six [seven] members |
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appointed as follows: |
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(1) three members who are licensed auctioneers |
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appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the |
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commission's approval; |
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(2) the executive director of the Texas Economic |
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Development and Tourism Office or the director's designee; and |
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(3) [the commissioner of education or the
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commissioner's designee; and
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[(4)] two public members. |
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SECTION 11. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3278 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3278 on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3278 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |