Sec. 531.022. COORDINATED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (a) The executive commissioner shall develop a coordinated, six-year strategic plan for health and human services in this state and shall update the plan biennially.

(b) The executive commissioner shall submit each biennial update of the plan to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year.

(c) The plan must include the following goals:

(1) the development of a comprehensive, statewide approach to the planning of health and human services;

(2) the creation of a continuum of care for families and individuals in need of health and human services;

(3) the integration of health and human services to provide for the efficient and timely delivery of those services;

(4) the maximization of existing resources through effective funds management and the sharing of administrative functions;

(5) the effective use of management information systems to continually improve service delivery;

(6) the provision of systemwide accountability through effective monitoring mechanisms;

(7) the promotion of teamwork among the health and human services agencies and the provision of incentives for creativity;

(8) the fostering of innovation at the local level; and

(9) the encouragement of full participation of fathers in programs and services relating to children.

(d) In developing a plan and plan updates under this section, the executive commissioner shall consider:

(1) existing strategic plans of health and human services agencies;

(2) health and human services priorities and plans submitted by governmental entities under Subsection (e);

(3) facilitation of pending reorganizations or consolidations of health and human services agencies and programs;

(4) public comment, including comment documented through public hearings conducted under Section 531.036; and

(5) budgetary issues, including projected agency needs and projected availability of funds.

(e) The executive commissioner shall identify the governmental entities that coordinate the delivery of health and human services in regions, counties, and municipalities and request that each entity:

(1) identify the health and human services priorities in the entity's jurisdiction and the most effective ways to deliver and coordinate services in that jurisdiction;

(2) develop a coordinated plan for the delivery of health and human services in the jurisdiction, including transition services that prepare special education students for adulthood; and

(3) make the information requested under Subdivisions (1) and (2) available to the commission.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 14.04(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 256, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.041, eff. April 2, 2015.

For expiration of this section, see Subsection (j).