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Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 103 Texas Diabetes CouncilLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Health & Safety Code > Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 103 Texas Diabetes Council Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Council" means the Texas Diabetes Council. (2) "Person with diabetes" means a person diagnosed by a physician as having diabetes. Acts ... (a) The Texas Diabetes Council is composed of 11 citizen members appointed from the public and one representative each from the department, the Texas Education ... (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as ... The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to members of the council, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office under this ... (a) A person is not eligible for appointment or service as a citizen member if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is employed by ... (a) Council members appointed by the governor serve for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three or four members expiring February 1 of each ... The governor shall designate a member of the council as the chairman of the council to serve in that capacity at the will of the ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the council if a member: (1) is not eligible for appointment to the council at the time ... (a) The office of a member appointed by an agency becomes vacant when the person terminates employment with the agency or when the agency elects ... (a) The department shall reimburse council and advisory committee members for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties at the same rate ... Each agency represented on the council shall provide the council with periodic staff support of specialists as needed and may provide staff support to an ... The council shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the council and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and the ... (a) The council may establish advisory committees the council considers necessary and may determine the appropriate membership for each committee. (b) The council shall specify ... (a) The council shall meet at least quarterly and shall adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings. (b) Any action taken by the council ... (a) The council shall develop and implement a state plan for diabetes treatment, education, and training to ensure that: (1) this chapter is properly implemented ... (a) The council shall address contemporary issues affecting health promotion services in the state, including: (1) professional and patient education; (2) successful diabetes education strategies; ... (a) The council may receive gifts and grants from any public or private source to perform its duties under this chapter. The department shall accept ... (a) The council shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the council and describing council procedures by which complaints are filed with ... (a) The department, the Texas Commission for the Blind, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas Department of Human Services, and the Texas Education Agency shall ... The council, in consultation with the department, shall develop and make available materials that provide information about diabetes to be distributed to students and the ... The department shall file annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting ... The financial transactions pertaining to the council are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Acts 1989, 71st ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |