TX Govt Code § 531.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.003. Goals

Sec. 531.003.  GOALS.  The commission's goals are to:(1)  maximize federal funds through the efficient use of available state and local resources;(2)  provide a system that delivers prompt, comprehensive, effective services to the people of this state by:(A)  improving access to health and human services at the local level;  and(B)  eliminating architectural, communications, programmatic, and transportation barriers;(3)  promote the health of the people of this state by:(A)  reducing the incidence of disease and disabling conditions;(B)  increasing the availability of health care services;(C)  improving the quality of health care services;(D)  addressing the high incidence of certain illnesses and conditions of minority populations;(E)  increasing the availability of trained health care professionals;(F)  improving knowledge of health care needs;(G)  reducing infant death and disease;(H)  reducing the impact of mental disorders in adults;(I)  reducing the impact of emotional disturbances in children;(J)  increasing participation in nutrition programs;(K)  increasing nutritional education;  and(L)  reducing substance abuse;(4)  foster the development of responsible, productive, and self-sufficient citizens by:(A)  improving workforce skills;(B)  increasing employment, earnings, and benefits;(C)  increasing housing opportunities;(D)  increasing child-care and other dependent-care services;(E)  improving education and vocational training to meet specific career goals;(F)  reducing school dropouts;(G)  reducing teen pregnancy;(H)  improving parental effectiveness;(I)  increasing support services for people with disabilities;(J)  increasing services to help people with disabilities maintain or increase their independence;(K)  improving access to work sites, accommodations, transportation, and other public places and activities covered by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.);  and(L)  improving services to juvenile offenders;(5)  provide needed resources and services to the people of this state when they cannot provide or care for themselves by:(A)  increasing support services for adults and their families during periods of unemployment, financial need, or homelessness;(B)  reducing extended dependency on basic support services;  and(C)  increasing the availability and diversity of long-term care provided to support people with chronic conditions in settings that focus on community-based services with options ranging from their own homes to total-care facilities;(6)  protect the physical and emotional safety of all the people of this state by:(A)  reducing abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly people and adults with disabilities;(B)  reducing child abuse and neglect;(C)  reducing family violence;(D)  increasing services to truants and runaways, children at risk of truancy or running away, and their families;(E)  reducing crime and juvenile delinquency;(F)  reducing community health risks;  and(G)  improving regulation of human services providers;  and(7)  improve the coordination and delivery of children's services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|