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TX Govt Code § 510.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 510 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Subchapter B. Texas State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision|Section 510.015. Liabilities for Certain Commission Agents

Sec. 510.015.  LIABILITIES FOR CERTAIN COMMISSION AGENTS.  The compact administrator, the state's commissioner to the commission, and each member, officer, executive director, employee, or agent of the commission acting within the scope of the person's employment or duties is, for the purposes of acts and omissions occurring within this state, entitled to the same protections under Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as an employee, a member of the governing board, or any other officer of a state agency, institution, or department.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 543, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 510.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 510 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Subchapter B. Texas State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision|Section 510.016. Effect on Texas Laws

Sec. 510.016.  EFFECT ON TEXAS LAWS.  In the event the laws of this state conflict with the compact, the compact controls, except that in the event of a conflict between the compact and the Texas Constitution, as determined by the courts of this state, the Texas Constitution controls.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 543, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0011 (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 531.0011. References in Law Meaning Commission or Appropriate Division

Sec. 531.0011.  REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING COMMISSION OR APPROPRIATE DIVISION.  (a)  In this code or in any other law, a reference to any of the following state agencies or entities in relation to a function transferred to the commission under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as applicable, means the commission or the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the state agency or entity before the transfer, as appropriate:(1)  health and human services agency;(2)  the Department of State Health Services;(3)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services;(4)  the Department of Family and Protective Services; or(5)  the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.(b)  In this code or in any other law and notwithstanding any other law, a reference to any of the following state agencies or entities in relation to a function transferred to the commission under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as applicable, from the state agency that assumed the relevant function in accordance with Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, means the commission or the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the agency that assumed the function before the transfer, as appropriate:(1)  the Texas Department on Aging;(2)  the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse;(3)  the Texas Commission for the Blind;(4)  the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing;(5)  the Texas Department of Health;(6)  the Texas Department of Human Services;(7)  the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;(8)  the Texas Rehabilitation Commission;(9)  the Texas Health Care Information Council; or(10)  the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention.(c)  In this code or in any other law and notwithstanding any other law, a reference to the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services in relation to a function transferred under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as applicable, from the Department of Family and Protective Services means the commission or the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the Department of Family and Protective Services before the transfer.(d)  This section applies notwithstanding Section 531.001(4).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0012 (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 531.0012. References in Law Meaning Executive Commissioner or Designee

Sec. 531.0012.  REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER OR DESIGNEE.  (a)  In this code or in any other law, a reference to any of the following persons in relation to a function transferred to the commission under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as applicable, means the executive commissioner, the executive commissioner's designee, or the director of the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the state agency from which it was transferred and that the person represented, as appropriate:(1)  the commissioner of aging and disability services;(2)  the commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services;(3)  the commissioner of state health services; or(4)  the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.(b)  In this code or in any other law and notwithstanding any other law, a reference to any of the following persons or entities in relation to a function transferred to the commission under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as applicable, from the state agency that assumed or continued to perform the function in accordance with Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, means the executive commissioner or the director of the division of the commission performing the function performed before the enactment of Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292) by the state agency that was abolished or renamed by Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292) and that the person or entity represented:(1)  an executive director or other chief administrative officer of a state agency listed in Section 531.0011(b) or of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services; or(2)  the governing body of a state agency listed in Section 531.0011(b) or of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.(c)  A reference to any of the following councils means the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner's designee, as appropriate, and a function of any of the following councils is a function of that appropriate person:(1)  the Health and Human Services Council;(2)  the Aging and Disability Services Council;(3)  the Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Council;(4)  the Family and Protective Services Council; or(5)  the State Health Services Council.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.002 (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 531.002. Health and Human Services Commission; Responsibility

Sec. 531.002.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION;  RESPONSIBILITY.  (a)  The Health and Human Services Commission is an agency of the state.(b)  The commission is the state agency with primary responsibility for ensuring the delivery of state health and human services in a manner that:(1)  uses an integrated system to determine client eligibility;(2)  maximizes the use of federal, state, and local funds;  and(3)  emphasizes coordination, flexibility, and decision-making at the local level.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0025 (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 531.0025. Restrictions on Awards to Family Planning Service Providers

Sec. 531.0025.  RESTRICTIONS ON AWARDS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE PROVIDERS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, money appropriated to the Department of State Health Services for the purpose of providing family planning services must be awarded:(1)  to eligible entities in the following order of descending priority:(A)  public entities that provide family planning services, including state, county, and local community health clinics and federally qualified health centers;(B)  nonpublic entities that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care services in addition to family planning services; and(C)  nonpublic entities that provide family planning services but do not provide comprehensive primary and preventive care services; or(2)  as otherwise directed by the legislature in the General Appropriations Act.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Department of State Health Services shall, in compliance with federal law, ensure distribution of funds for family planning services in a manner that does not severely limit or eliminate access to those services in any region of the state.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.19(a), eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.004 (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 531.004. Sunset Provision

Sec. 531.004.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Health and Human Services Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 2), Sec. 2.05, eff. July 10, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 2.06, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.005 (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 531.005. Executive Commissioner

Sec. 531.005.  EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The commission is governed by an executive commissioner appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(b)  The executive commissioner shall be appointed without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.02A, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 531.00551 (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 531.00551. Procedures for Adopting Rules and Policies

Sec. 531.00551.  PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING RULES AND POLICIES.  (a) The executive commissioner shall develop procedures for adopting rules for the health and human services agencies.  The procedures must specify the manner in which the health and human services agencies may participate in the rulemaking process.(b)  A health and human services agency shall assist the executive commissioner in the development of policies and guidelines needed for the administration of the agency's functions and shall submit any proposed policies and guidelines to the executive commissioner.  The agency may implement a proposed policy or guideline only if the executive commissioner approves the policy or guideline.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.009, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.00552 (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 531.00552. Consolidated Internal Audit Program

Sec. 531.00552.  CONSOLIDATED INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRAM.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 2102.005, the commission shall operate the internal audit program required under Chapter 2102 for the commission and each health and human services agency as a consolidated internal audit program.(b)  For purposes of this section, a reference in Chapter 2102 to the administrator of a state agency with respect to a health and human services agency means the executive commissioner.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.00553 (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 531.00553. Administrative Support Services

Sec. 531.00553.  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, the term "administrative support services" includes strategic planning and evaluation, audit, legal, human resources, information resources, purchasing, contracting, financial management, and accounting services.(b)  Subject to Subsection (c), the executive commissioner shall plan and implement an efficient and effective centralized system of administrative support services for the health and human services system and the Department of Family and Protective Services, as applicable.  The performance of administrative support services for the health and human services system is the responsibility of the commission.(c)  The executive commissioner shall plan and implement the centralized system of administrative support services in accordance with the following principles and requirements:(1)  the executive commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of each agency and with the director of each division within the health and human services system to ensure the commission is responsive to and addresses agency or division needs;(2)  consolidation of staff providing the support services must be done in a manner that ensures each agency or division within the health and human services system that loses staff as a result of the centralization of support services has adequate resources to carry out functions of the agency or division, as appropriate; and(3)  the commission and each agency or division within the health and human services system shall, as appropriate, enter into a memorandum of understanding or other written agreement for the purpose of ensuring accountability for the provision of administrative services by clearly detailing:(A)  the responsibilities of each agency or division and the commission;(B)  the points of contact for each agency or division and the commission;(C)  the transfer of personnel among each agency or division and the commission;(D)  the budgetary effect the agreement has on each agency or division and the commission; and(E)  any other item determined by the executive commissioner to be critical for maintaining accountability.(d)  The memorandum of understanding or other agreement required under Subsection (c), if appropriate, may be combined with the memorandum of understanding required under Section 531.0055(k).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 531.00554 (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 531.00554. Criminal Background Checks

Sec. 531.00554.  CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.  (a)  In this section, "eligible person" means a person whose criminal history record information the executive commissioner, or the executive commissioner's designee, is entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.1106.(b)  The executive commissioner may require an eligible person to submit fingerprints in a form and of a quality acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in conducting a criminal history background check by obtaining criminal history record information under Sections 411.1106 and 411.087.(c)  Criminal history record information obtained by the executive commissioner under Sections 411.1106 and 411.087 may be used only to evaluate the qualification or suitability for employment, including continued employment, of an eligible person.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner's designee may release or disclose criminal history record information obtained under Section 411.087 only to a governmental entity or as otherwise authorized by federal law, including federal regulations and executive orders.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1209 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 531.00553 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(16), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0056 (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 531.0056. Appointment of Agency Director by Executive Commissioner

Sec. 531.0056.  APPOINTMENT OF AGENCY DIRECTOR BY EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall appoint an agency director for each health and human services agency with the approval of the governor.(b)  An agency director appointed by the executive commissioner serves at the pleasure of the executive commissioner.(c)  In addition to the requirements of Section 531.0055(k)(1), the memorandum of understanding required by that section must clearly define the responsibilities of the agency director.(d)  The terms of the memorandum of understanding shall outline specific performance objectives, as defined by the executive commissioner, to be fulfilled by the agency director, including the performance objectives outlined in Section 531.0055(h).(e)  Based upon the performance objectives outlined in the memorandum of understanding, the executive commissioner shall perform an employment evaluation of the agency director.(f)  The executive commissioner shall submit the evaluation to the governor not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year.(g)  The requirements of this section apply with respect to a state agency listed in Section 531.001(4) only until the agency is abolished under Section 531.0202.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.07, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.00561 (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 531.00561. Appointment and Qualifications of Division Directors

Sec. 531.00561.  APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIVISION DIRECTORS.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall appoint a director for each division established within the commission under Section 531.008, except that the director of the office of inspector general is appointed in accordance with Section 531.102(a-1).(b)  The executive commissioner shall:(1)  develop clear qualifications for the director of each division appointed under this section that ensure that an individual appointed director has:(A)  demonstrated experience in fields relevant to the director position; and(B)  executive-level administrative and leadership experience; and(2)  ensure the qualifications developed under Subdivision (1) are publicly available.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.08(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.00562 (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 531.00562. Division Director Duties

Sec. 531.00562.  DIVISION DIRECTOR DUTIES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall clearly define the duties and responsibilities of a division director and develop clear policies for the delegation of specific decision-making authority, including budget authority, to division directors.(b)  The delegation of decision-making authority should be significant enough to ensure the efficient administration of the commission's programs and services.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.08(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0057 (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 531.0057. Medical Transportation Services

Sec. 531.0057.  MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.  (a)  The commission shall provide medical transportation services for clients of eligible health and human services programs.(b)  The commission may contract with any public or private transportation provider or with any regional transportation broker for the provision of public transportation services.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2007.|