Tex.
Gov't Code Section 523.0002
Goals
(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 individuals of this state by:(A)
improving access to health and human services at the local level; and(B)
eliminating architectural, communication, programmatic, and transportation barriers;(3)
promote the health of individuals of this state by:(A)
reducing the incidence of disease and disabling conditions;(B)
increasing the availability and improving the quality of health care services;(C)
addressing the high incidence of certain illnesses and conditions in minority populations;(D)
increasing the availability of trained health care professionals;(E)
improving knowledge of health care needs;(F)
reducing infant death and disease;(G)
reducing the impacts of mental disorders in adults and emotional disturbances in children;(H)
increasing nutritional education and participation in nutrition programs; and(I)
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 and teen pregnancy;(G)
improving parental effectiveness;(H)
increasing support services for individuals with disabilities and services to help those individuals maintain or increase their independence;(I)
improving access to work sites, accommodations, transportation, and other public places and activities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.); and(J)
improving services for juvenile offenders;(5)
provide needed resources and services to individuals 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 individuals 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 individuals of this state by:(A)
reducing abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals and adults with disabilities;(B)
reducing child abuse and neglect;(C)
reducing family violence;(D)
increasing services to children who are truant or who run away, or who are 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.
Source:
Section 523.0002 — Goals, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.523.htm#523.0002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
