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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Chapter 2. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL FOR ADDRESSING DISPROPORTIONALITY |
Sec. 2.004. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL DUTIES
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(a) The council shall:
(1) investigate and report on issues related to health and health access disparities among racial, multicultural, disadvantaged, ethnic, and regional populations;
(2) develop short-term and long-term strategies to eliminate health and health access disparities among racial, multicultural, disadvantaged, ethnic, and regional populations;
(3) monitor the progress of each health and human services agency in eliminating health and health access disparities; and
(4) advise each health and human services agency on the implementation of any targeted programs or funding authorized by the legislature to address health and health access disparities.
(b) In performing the duties described by Subsection (a), the council shall consult with each health and human services agency, the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities, and any other relevant division of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(c) If the council develops information in the course of performing its duties under this section, the council shall attach that information to the report required by Section 2.005.