HHSC: State Preventive Health Advisory Committee
The State Preventive Health Advisory Committee works with HHS to develop and implement the state plan for the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
1. Welcome, Roll Call, Introductions and Opening Remarks. The Committee was convened by April Brantley, DSHS, and a quorum was established.
2. Review and approve the June 30, 2020 and July 07, 2020 Meeting Minutes. The minutes were approved as written for both meetings.
3. Discussion of By-Laws. Ms. Brantley had sent out the bylaws to members and they followed the format from previous bylaws tempered by the effort for HHSC to standardize the bylaws. The final by-laws draft will be presented at the next meeting. They provide:
Legal basis of the committee
Guidance for the preventive service block grant
Composition of the committee with staggered terms
Presiding Chair and Vice Chair
The Executive Commissioner serves as the Chair
Subject to the Open Meetings Act
Adoption and revision to bylaws and t