Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. Texas Government
Code §
RSA
531.0051 establishes the Health and Human
Services Commission Executive Council and requires the Executive Commissioner
to adopt rules for its operation.
(b) Applicability of Texas Government Code
Chapter 2110. The Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council is not
subject to Texas Government Code Chapter 2110.
(c) Applicability of Texas Government Code
Chapter 551. The Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council is not
subject to Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
(d) Definitions. For the purpose of this
section, the following terms are defined as follows:
(1) Executive Commissioner--The executive
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(2) Executive Council--The Health and Human
Services Commission Executive Council.
(3) Health and Human Services system--All
state agencies and departments under and including the Health and Human
Services Commission.
(4) HHSC--The
Health and Human Services Commission.
(e) Purpose. The Executive Council is
established to receive public input and advise the Executive Commissioner
regarding the operation of the Health and Human Services system.
(f) Tasks. The Executive Council reviews
policies related to the operation of the HHS system.
(1) The Executive Council seeks and receives
public comment on:
(A) proposed
rules;
(B) recommendations of
advisory committees established under Subchapter B of this Chapter (relating to
Advisory Committees);
(C)
legislative appropriations request or other documents related to the
appropriations process;
(D) the
operation of health and human services programs; and
(E) other items the Executive Commissioner
determines appropriate.
(2) The Executive Council does not have the
authority to make administrative or policy decisions.
(g) Membership. The members of the Executive
Council serve at the pleasure of the Executive Commissioner.
(1) The Executive Council is composed of:
(A) the Executive Commissioner;
(B) the director of each HHSC division
established under Texas Government Code §
RSA
531.008(c);
(C) the commissioner of each Health and Human
Services system agency;
(D) other
individuals appointed by the Executive Commissioner.
(2) When appointing members under paragraph
(1)(D) of this subsection, the Executive Commissioner will make every effort to
ensure that those appointments result in Executive Council membership that
includes:
(A) a balanced representation of a
broad range of health and human services industry and consumer interests;
and
(B) representation from broad
geographic regions of the State of Texas.
(3) Members appointed under paragraph (1)(D)
of this subsection are subject to the restrictions applicable to service on the
Executive Council provided by Texas Government Code §
RSA
531.006(a-1).
(4) Terms. Members appointed under paragraph
(1)(D) of this subsection will serve three-year terms.
(A) No more than half of the terms of members
appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection shall expire in a single
state fiscal year.
(B) If more than
half of the members appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection have
terms beginning in the same state fiscal year, members will draw for two- or
three-year terms. Subsequent terms will be for a period of two years.
(C) Members may serve a maximum of two
consecutive terms.
(h) Presiding officer. The Executive
Commissioner serves as the chair of the Executive Council.
(i) Meetings. The Executive Council meets at
the call of the Executive Commissioner, at least quarterly.
(1) A meeting of the individual members of
the Executive Council that occurs in the ordinary course of Health and Human
Services system operations is not a meeting of the Executive Council, and the
provisions of subsection (j) of this section do not apply.
(2) Live video transmissions of each meeting
will be publicly available through the HHSC website.
(j) Public notice. The Executive Council will
give public notice of the date, time, and place of each meeting.
(k) Quorum. A majority of the members of the
Executive Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business.
(l) Reimbursement and
compensation. Members appointed under subsection (g)(1)(D) of this section may
not receive compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses
incurred while conducting the business of the Executive Council, as provided by
the Texas General Appropriations Act.
