Sec. 117.101.  GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.  (a)  The committee shall:
(1)  define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality;
(2)  evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement;
(3)  identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions;
(4)  establish public health policy priorities for this state; and
(5)  at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding:
(A)  the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions;
(B)  ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state;
(C)  methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and
(D)  methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities.
(b)  Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with:
(1)  prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served;
(2)  state and federal law; and
(3)  federal funding requirements.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1237 (S.B. 969), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.