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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
 Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
 Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
 Chapter 532. ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION

  Sec. 532.021. CITIZENS' PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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  • (a) The board shall appoint a citizens' planning advisory committee that is composed of:

    (1) three persons who have demonstrated an interest in and knowledge of the department system and the legal, political, and economic environment in which the department operates;

    (2) three persons who have expertise in the development and implementation of long-range plans; and

    (3) three members of the public.

    (b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), at least one member must be a consumer of services for persons with mental illness or a family member of a consumer of those services, and at least one member must be a consumer of services for persons with mental retardation or a family member of a consumer of those services.

    (c) The committee shall:

    (1) advise the department on all stages of the development and implementation of the long-range plan required by Section 533.032;

    (2) review the development, implementation, and any necessary revisions of the long-range plan;

    (3) review the department's biennial budget request and assess the degree to which the request allows for implementation of the long-range plan; and

    (4) advise the board on:

    (A) the appropriateness of the long-range plan;

    (B) any identified problems related to the implementation of the plan;

    (C) any necessary revisions to the plan; and

    (D) the adequacy of the department's budget request.

    (d) The board shall review the committee's reports in conjunction with information provided by the department on the long-range plan or the biennial budget request.

    (e) The board shall allow the committee opportunities to appear before the board as needed.

    (f) Before a board meeting relating to the development, implementation, or revision of the department's long-range plan, the department shall, in a timely manner, provide the committee with any information that will be presented to the board.

    (g) Before submitting the department's biennial budget request to the board for discussion or approval, the department shall, in a timely manner, provide the committee with a copy of the budget request.

    (h) The department shall provide the committee with the staff support necessary to allow the committee to fulfill its duties.

    (i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(90), eff. June 17, 2011.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 , Sec. 22(7), eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 , Sec. 25(90), eff. June 17, 2011.