Texas § HR.22.001 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION
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§ HR.22.001. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) The executive commissioner is responsible for supervising the administration of the welfare functions authorized in this title. (b) The commission shall administer medical assistance to needy persons and financial and medical assistance to families with dependent children. (b-1) The executive commissioner shall supervise general relief services. (c) The commission shall assist other governmental agencies in performing services in conformity with the purposes of this title when so requested and shall cooperate with the agencies when expedient. (d) The commission shall conduct research and compile statistics on public welfare programs in the state. The research must include all phases of dependency and delinquency and related problems. The commission shall cooperate with other public and private agencies in developing plans for the prevention and treatment of conditions giving rise to public welfare problems. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2340, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.07, 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1265, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 747, Sec. 61(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.013, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 162, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.129, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 13.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702 ), Sec. 4.04, eff. June 14, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 23.001(54), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10 ), Sec. 32(f), eff. September 1, 2008. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (H.B. 1760 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.010, eff. April 2, 2015.
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