Globally in the past week, cases of COVID-19 have increased by 8%, compared to the previous week, resulting in over 3.6 million new cases, while new deaths have increased by…
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The Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response provides expert, evidence-based assessments, protocols, and recommendations related to state responses to infectious diseases and serves as a reliable and transparent source…
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The Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee advises in the development of procedures and guidelines for the Texas HIV Medication Program, reviews program’s goals and aims, evaluates ongoing efforts, and recommends short-range…
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Previous meetings have made alternative arrangements like phone-in capability or have been canceled. These meetings are on the calendar as of today. June 2, 2020 Council on Sex Offender Treatment…
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The Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response provides expert, evidence-based assessments, protocols, and recommendations related to state responses to infectious diseases and serves as a reliable and transparent…
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Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders advises DSHS and recommends needed action for the benefit of people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and for their caregivers.
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The Blueprint for a Healthy Texas was presented in a public meeting. The plan identifies key areas of focus that will guide agencies’ work throughout this fiscal year. It provides…
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The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee studies and reviews cases of pregnancy-related deaths and trends in severe maternal morbidity, determines the feasibility of the review committee studying cases of severe…
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The Public Health Funding and Policy Committee (PHFPC) is charged with identification of core public health services. PHFPC has approached this charge in different ways that have sought to characterize how the Texas Public Health System – a system based on Home Rule, local ordinance and code, state, and regional organization – might develop a standardized set of agreed-upon core services.
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INTRODUCTION.
This report is provided to address many of the key issues identified during the 86th Legislative Session.
Section 1 of the report summarizes appropriation issues at a very high level. Only items addressed in HB1 are included. Items requested, but not funded are not included. The summary is organized by topic area. Additionally, there is a specific section where appropriation issues identified by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of State Health Services are summarized.
Section 2 of the report addresses both rider summaries and summaries of substantive legislation by subject area. Riders that appear in one area are not repeated in another area. Similarly, substantive legislation is only referenced and summarized once, although they may address several substantive areas.
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