Bill Text: TX SB670 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and human services agencies by the governor.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-06-15 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB670 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB670-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and human services agencies by the governor.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-06-15 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB670 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB670-Comm_Sub.html
By: Birdwell, Nelson, Schwertner | S.B. No. 670 | |
(In the Senate - Filed January 30, 2017; February 15, 2017, | ||
read first time and referred to Committee on Nominations; | ||
March 27, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | ||
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; March 27, 2017, | ||
sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 670 | By: Birdwell |
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relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and | ||
human services agencies by the governor. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 531.0055(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this section [ |
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director" means the commissioner of a health and human services | ||
agency. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 1001.051, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsections (a), (a-3), (a-4), and (b) and | ||
adding Subsection (a-5) to read as follows: | ||
(a) The governor [ |
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commissioner of the department with the advice and consent of the | ||
senate [ |
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selected according to education, training, experience, and | ||
demonstrated ability. | ||
(a-3) The governor [ |
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the qualifications and experience in administering public health | ||
systems, appoint [ |
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commissioner. | ||
(a-4) If the governor appoints [ |
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executive commissioner shall designate a person licensed to | ||
practice medicine in this state as chief medical executive. | ||
(a-5) The commissioner shall be appointed without regard to | ||
race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. | ||
(b) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the governor | ||
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SECTION 3. Section 40.027, Human Resources Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The governor [ |
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commissioner with the advice and consent of the senate [ |
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commissioner is to be selected according to education, training, | ||
experience, and demonstrated ability. | ||
(a-1) The commissioner shall be appointed without regard to | ||
race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. | ||
(b) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the governor | ||
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SECTION 4. The following are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 531.0056, Government Code; and | ||
(2) Section 1001.051(a-1), Health and Safety Code. | ||
SECTION 5. As soon as possible after the effective date of | ||
this Act, the governor shall appoint the commissioner of state | ||
health services and the commissioner of the Department of Family | ||
and Protective Services as required by Section 1001.051, Health and | ||
Safety Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 40.027, Human | ||
Resources Code, as amended by this Act, respectively. A person | ||
serving as the commissioner of state health services or the | ||
commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services on | ||
the effective date of this Act continues to serve in that capacity | ||
until the governor makes the appointments required by this section. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
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