Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0505
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0505, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 40.0505. DIVISIONS OF DEPARTMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner shall establish the following divisions and offices within the department:
(1) an investigations division;
(2) a consolidated data division;
(3) a legal division that oversees the following:
(A) legal matters relating to human resources, as necessary to manage the department's workforce and establish the department's hiring and termination policies;
(B) open records;
(C) privacy and confidentiality;
(D) litigation; and
(E) contract compliance;
(4) an operations division that oversees department operations and human resources functions of the department; and
(5) a financial management and accounting services division.
(b) The commissioner may establish additional divisions within the department as the commissioner determines appropriate.
(c) The commissioner may assign department functions among the department's divisions.
(1) an investigations division;
(2) a consolidated data division;
(3) a legal division that oversees the following:
(A) legal matters relating to human resources, as necessary to manage the department's workforce and establish the department's hiring and termination policies;
(B) open records;
(C) privacy and confidentiality;
(D) litigation; and
(E) contract compliance;
(4) an operations division that oversees department operations and human resources functions of the department; and
(5) a financial management and accounting services division.
(b) The commissioner may establish additional divisions within the department as the commissioner determines appropriate.
(c) The commissioner may assign department functions among the department's divisions.
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