Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 391.0091
State Agency Consultation with Regional Planning Commissions

(a)

In this section, “service” includes a program.

(b)

If a state agency determines that a service provided by that agency should be decentralized to a multicounty region, the agency shall use a state planning region or combination of regions for the decentralization.

(c)

A state agency that decentralizes a service provided to more than one public entity or nonprofit organization in a region shall consult with the commission for that region in planning the decentralization. The commission shall consult with each affected public entity or nonprofit organization.

(d)

A state agency, in planning for decentralization of a service in a region, shall consider using a commission for that service to:

(1)

achieve efficiencies through shared costs for:

(A)

executive management;

(B)

administration;

(C)

financial accounting and reporting;

(D)

facilities and equipment;

(E)

data services; and

(F)

audit costs;

(2)

improve the planning, coordination, and delivery of services by coordinating the location of services;

(3)

increase accountability and local control by placing a service under the oversight of the commission; and

(4)

improve financial oversight through the auditing and reporting required under this chapter.

(e)

This section does not apply to a service:

(1)

that continues to be operated by a state agency through a regional administrative office of that agency; or

(2)

for which the state agency determines that a law, rule, or program policy makes use of the geographic area of a single county or adjacent counties more appropriate.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 718, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 391.0091 — State Agency Consultation with Regional Planning Commissions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­391.­htm#391.­0091 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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