Tex.
Gov't Code Section 531.003
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 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.
Source:
Section 531.003 — Goals, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.531.htm#531.003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
