Tex.
Gov't Code Section 531.171
Committee Duties
(a)
The standing or other committees of the house of representatives and the senate that have jurisdiction over the commission and other agencies relating to implementation of this chapter, as identified by the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor, shall:(1)
monitor the commission’s implementation of Section 531.0055 (Executive Commissioner: General Responsibility for Health and Human Services System) and the commission’s other duties in consolidating and integrating health and human services to ensure implementation consistent with law;(2)
recommend, as needed, adjustments to the implementation of Section 531.0055 (Executive Commissioner: General Responsibility for Health and Human Services System) and the commission’s other duties in consolidating and integrating health and human services; and(3)
review the rulemaking process used by the commission, including the commission’s plan for obtaining public input.(b)
The commission shall provide copies of all required reports to the committees and shall provide the committees with copies of proposed rules before the rules are published in the Texas Register. At the request of a committee or the executive commissioner, a health and human services agency shall provide other information to the committee, including information relating to the health and human services system, and shall report on agency progress in implementing statutory directives identified by the committee and the directives of the commission.
Source:
Section 531.171 — Committee Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.531.htm#531.171 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
