Human Services Committee
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Jurisdiction:
Sec. 17. HUMAN SERVICES. The committee shall have nine
members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) welfare and rehabilitation programs and their
development, administration, and control;
(2) oversight of the Health and Human Services
Commission and the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council as it
relates to the subject matter jurisdiction of this committee;
(3) intellectual disabilities and the development of
programs incident thereto;
(4) the prevention and treatment of intellectual
disabilities; and
(5) the following state agencies: the Department of
Family and Protective Services, the Texas State Board of Social
Worker Examiners, and the Texas State Board of Examiners of
Professional Counselors.