Section 525.0154 - [Effective 4/1/2025] Coordinated Strategic Plan And Biennial Plan Updates For Health And Human Services(a) The executive commissioner shall: (1) develop a coordinated, six-year strategic plan for health and human services in this state; and(2) submit a 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.(b) The coordinated strategic plan must include the following goals: (1) developing a comprehensive, statewide approach to the planning of health and human services;(2) creating a continuum of care for families and individuals in need of health and human services;(3) integrating health and human services to provide for the efficient and timely delivery of those services;(4) maximizing existing resources through effective funds management and the sharing of administrative functions;(5) effectively using management information systems to continually improve service delivery;(6) providing systemwide accountability through effective monitoring mechanisms;(7) promoting teamwork among the health and human services agencies and providing incentives for creativity;(8) fostering innovation at the local level; and(9) encouraging full participation of fathers in programs and services relating to children.(c) In developing the coordinated strategic 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 governmental entities submit under Section 525.0155;(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 523.0252; and(5) budgetary issues, including projected agency needs and projected availability of funds. (Gov. Code, Secs. 531.022(a), (b), (c), (d).)Tex. Gov't. Code § 525.0154
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2025.