Human Services Committee

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Committee info:

  • Clerk:
  • Jim Terrell
  • Address:
  • EXT E2.152
  • Phone:
  • (512)463-0786

Committee Members

Chair 

House Member

Rep. Raymond, Richard Peña

Vice Chair 

House Member

Rep. Gonzalez, Naomi

 

House Member

Rep. Fallon, Pat

 

House Member

Rep. Klick, Stephanie

 

House Member

Rep. Naishtat, Elliott

 

House Member

Rep. Rose, Toni

 

House Member

Rep. Sanford, Scott

 

House Member

Rep. Turner, Scott

 

House Member

Rep. Zerwas, John

Jurisdiction:

The committee shall have nine 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 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
Aging and Disability Services, the Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services, the Department of Family and Protective
Services, the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, the
Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities, and the
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.