Committee on Human Services
Jurisdiction:
Human Services
The committee shall have 11 members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
- (1) welfare and rehabilitation programs and their development, administration, and control;
- (2) oversight of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council as it relates to the subject matter jurisdiction of this committee;
- (3) intellectual disabilities and the development of programs incident thereto;
- (4) the prevention and treatment of intellectual disabilities; and
- (5) the following state agencies: the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.