{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-117.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.101","heading":"GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.","body":"(a) The committee shall:\n(1) define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality;\n(2) evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement;\n(3) identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions;\n(4) establish public health policy priorities for this state; and\n(5) at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding:\n(A) the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions;\n(B) ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state;\n(C) methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and\n(D) methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities.\n(b) Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with:\n(1) prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served;\n(2) state and federal law; and\n(3) federal funding requirements.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1237 (S.B. 969), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS","CHAPTER 117. PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING AND POLICY COMMITTEE","SUBCHAPTER C. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.117.htm#117.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"b3c532de838b571f4e67d45ecf5fc7980646f37e915198720c654c535b96fa3b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-117.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-117.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}