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S.B. No. 670
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and
3 human services agencies by the governor.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 531.0055(a), Government Code, is amended
6 to read as follows:
7 (a) In this section [an iionz 531.00561 "agency
8 director" means the commissioner of a health and human services
9 agency.
10 SECTION 2. Section 1001.051, Health and Safety Code, is
11 amended by amending Subsections (a), (a-3), (a-4), and (b) and
12 adding Subsection (a-5) to read as follows:
13 (a) The governor [executive coissioner ] shall appoint a
14 commissioner of the department with the advice and consent of the
15 senate [a] . The commissioner is to be
16 selected according to education, training, experience, and
17 demonstrated ability.
18 (a-3) The governor [executive co misiner] may, based on
19 the qualifications and experience in administering public health
20 systems, appoint [em--eay] a person other than a physician as the
21 commissioner.
22 (a-4) If the governor appoints [ecuive comisin
23 emp--eye] a person as commissioner who is not a physician, then the
24 executive commissioner shall designate a person licensed to1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 670, legislative document, June 15, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050896/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.