Texas Health And Safety Code Title 2, Chapter 103 - Texas Diabetes Council

• Texas Section 103.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Council" means the Texas Diabetes Council. (2) "Person with diabetes" means a person diagnosed by a physician as having diabetes. Acts...
• Texas Section 103.002 - Composition Of Council
  (a) The Texas Diabetes Council is composed of 11 citizen members appointed from the public and one representative each from the department, the commission, and...
• Texas Section 103.0024 - Training
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.0025 - Information About Standards Of Conduct
  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...
• Texas Section 103.004 - Restrictions On Council Appointment, Membership, Or Employment
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.005 - Terms
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.006 - Chairman
  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...
• Texas Section 103.007 - Removal Of Council Member
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.008 - Vacancy
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.009 - Reimbursement
  The department shall reimburse council and advisory committee members for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties as provided by Section 2110.004,...
• Texas Section 103.010 - Staff Support
  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...
• Texas Section 103.011 - Advisory Committees
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.012 - Meetings
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.013 - State Plan
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.0131 - Assessment Of Programs To Prevent And Treat Diabetes
  (a) In conjunction with developing each state plan described in Section 103.013, the council shall conduct a statewide assessment of existing programs for the prevention...
• Texas Section 103.014 - Powers And Duties
  (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;...
• Texas Section 103.015 - Gifts And Grants
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.016 - Public Information And Participation; Complaints
  (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...
• Texas Section 103.017 - Public Awareness And Training
  (a) The department, commission, and Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services shall work with the council to jointly develop, produce, and implement a general public...
• Texas Section 103.0175 - Materials For School-based And School-linked Clinics
  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...
• Texas Section 103.019 - Audit
  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: September 28, 2016