Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.005
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.005, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 73.005. ISSUES RELATED TO INTERVENTION SERVICES; LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive commissioner with the advice of the advisory committee shall address contemporary issues affecting intervention services in the state including:
(1) successful intervention strategies;
(2) personnel preparation and continuing education;
(3) screening services;
(4) day or respite care services;
(5) public awareness; and
(6) contemporary research.
(b) The executive commissioner with the advice of the advisory committee shall advise the legislature on legislation that is needed to maintain a statewide system of quality intervention services for children with developmental delay who are under three years of age and the families of those children. The department may develop and submit legislation to the legislature or comment on pending legislation that affects this population.
(1) successful intervention strategies;
(2) personnel preparation and continuing education;
(3) screening services;
(4) day or respite care services;
(5) public awareness; and
(6) contemporary research.
(b) The executive commissioner with the advice of the advisory committee shall advise the legislature on legislation that is needed to maintain a statewide system of quality intervention services for children with developmental delay who are under three years of age and the families of those children. The department may develop and submit legislation to the legislature or comment on pending legislation that affects this population.
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