Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.101
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.101, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 117.101. GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.
Official statutory text
(a) The committee shall:
(1) define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality;
(2) evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement;
(3) identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions;
(4) establish public health policy priorities for this state; and
(5) at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding:
(A) the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions;
(B) ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state;
(C) methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and
(D) methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities.
(b) Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with:
(1) prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served;
(2) state and federal law; and
(3) federal funding requirements.
(1) define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality;
(2) evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement;
(3) identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions;
(4) establish public health policy priorities for this state; and
(5) at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding:
(A) the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions;
(B) ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state;
(C) methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and
(D) methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities.
(b) Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with:
(1) prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served;
(2) state and federal law; and
(3) federal funding requirements.
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