The House Appropriations Committee will meet to hear invited testimony on the following: Overview of the Texas Medicaid Program Behavioral and Mental Health Family and Protective Services Transportation, Water, and…
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Senate Finance Committee met to consider SB 1 (Huffman) General Appropriations Bill; Article II – Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Inspector General, Texas Civil…
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Below is a comparison document (Senate/House) of the riders in the HHSC bill pattern. Certain across the board changes were made including, spelling out “section”, changing “Governor” to “Office of…
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The House and Senate have introduced each house’s version of the appropriations bill for the 88th Legislative Session. The appropriation numbers for both bills are identical for the Health and…
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HHSC has requested the following rider changes for Article II, Special Provisions. Riders for which HHSC did not request any changes are not included. This document will be updated as…
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At the beginning of each regular legislative session, the Texas Constitution requires the Comptroller of Public Accounts to provide an estimate of the revenue that the State of Texas expects…
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HHSC has requested the following rider changes. Riders for which HHSC did not request any changes are left blank. This document will be updated as recommendations and legislative action occurs.…
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Below is the budget detail and the description for exceptional items by Article II Agency. Shaded items indicate place holder. Health and Human services Commission Agency Exceptional Item Request, Budget…
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1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Lt. Governor Patrick 2. Approve minutes of November 30, 2020 Legislative Budget Board meeting. The minutes were approved. 3.…
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DSHS is organized in six programmatic areas covering Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services, Regional and Local Health Operations, Consumer Protection, Community Health Improvement, the Office of Chief State Epidemiologist, and…
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