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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS |
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Chapter 114. INTERAGENCY OBESITY COUNCIL |
Sec. 114.007. REPORTS
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(a) Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the council shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives on the activities of the council under Sections 114.005 and 114.006 during the preceding two calendar years.
(b) A report submitted by the council under Subsection (a) must include the following information regarding discussions of agency programs under Section 114.005:
(1) a list of the programs within each agency represented on the council that are designed to promote better health and nutrition;
(2) an assessment of the steps taken by each program during the preceding two calendar years;
(3) a report of the progress made by taking these steps in reaching each program's goals;
(4) the areas of improvement that are needed in each program; and
(5) recommendations for future goals or legislation.
(c) A report submitted by the council under Subsection (a) must include the following information regarding the evidence-based public health awareness plan under Section 114.006:
(1) a cost estimate for an ongoing program to implement the plan;
(2) projected benefits of the program;
(3) a summary of the information provided to the Department of State Health Services for its Internet website; and
(4) recommendations for goals and future legislation.