Tex.
Human Resources Code Section 112.044
Duties
(1)
educate the public and attempt to promote sound public policy regarding the prevention of developmental disabilities;(2)
identify, collect, and disseminate information and data concerning the causes, frequency of occurrence, and preventability of developmental disabilities;(3)
work with appropriate divisions within the commission, state agencies, and other entities to develop a coordinated long-range plan to effectively monitor and reduce the incidence or severity of developmental disabilities;(4)
promote and facilitate the identification, development, coordination, and delivery of needed prevention services;(5)
solicit, receive, and spend grants and donations from public, private, state, and federal sources;(6)
identify and encourage establishment of needed reporting systems to track the causes and frequencies of occurrence of developmental disabilities;(7)
develop, operate, and monitor programs created under Section 112.048 (Prevention Programs for Targeted Developmental Disabilities) addressing the prevention of specific targeted developmental disabilities;(8)
monitor and assess the effectiveness of divisions within the commission and of state agencies in preventing developmental disabilities;(9)
recommend the role each division within the commission and each state agency should have with regard to prevention of developmental disabilities;(10)
facilitate coordination of state agency prevention services and activities within the commission and among appropriate state agencies; and(11)
encourage cooperative, comprehensive, and complementary planning among public, private, and volunteer individuals and organizations engaged in prevention activities, providing prevention services, or conducting related research.
Source:
Section 112.044 — Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.112.htm#112.044 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
