Sec. 115.001. DEFINITIONS  


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  • In this chapter:

    (1) "Children with special needs" means children younger than 22 years of age diagnosed with a chronic illness, intellectual or other developmental disability, or serious mental illness.

    (2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

    (3) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

    (4) "Task force" means the Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs established under this chapter.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1133 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.