Proposed Rule Reviews
Texas Commission for the Blind
Title 40, Part 4
The Texas Commission for the Blind files this notice of its intent, beginning
February 1, to review all sections in Chapter 164 pertaining to Independent
Living Program in accordance with the Appropriations Act, Article IX, §167,
passed by the 75th Texas Legislature (1997), and now found in Article IX, §9-10.13,
passed by the 76th Texas Legislature (1999).
The Commission will be considering whether the reasons for adopting these
rules still exist and whether amendments are needed. The public is invited
to make comments on the rules as they stand in the Title 40 of the Texas Administrative
Code, Part 4, Chapter 164. The comment period will last 30 days beginning
with the publication of this notice of intention to review.
The Commission's Board will consider comments received in response to this
notice at a meeting tentatively scheduled in May 2000. Any changes to the
rules proposed by the Commission after considering comments received in response
to this notice will appear thereafter in the proposed rules section of the
Comments or questions regarding this rule review may be submitted in writing
to Jean Crecelius, Policy and Rules Coordinator, Texas Commission for the
Blind, P.O. Box 12866, Austin, Texas, 78711 or via facsimile at (512) 377-0682.
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Terrell I. Murphy
Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Blind
Filed: January 4, 2000
Title 25, Part 1
The Texas Department of Health (department) will review and consider for
readoption, revision or repeal Title 25, Texas Administrative Code, Part I,
Chapter 97, Communicable Diseases, Subchapter A. Control of Communicable Diseases, §§97.1
- 97.13; Subchapter B. Immunization Requirements in Texas Elementary and Secondary
Schools and Institutions of Higher Education, §§97.61 - 97.63, 97.65,
97.67, 97.71- 97.77, Subchapter C. Consent for Immunization, §§97.91
- 97.92, Subchapter D. Statewide Immunization of Children by Hospitals, Physicians,
and Other Health Care Providers, §§97.101 - 97.102, Subchapter E.
Provision of Anti-Rabies Biologicals, §§97.121, 97.123 - 97.125,
Subchapter F. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Including Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrom (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), §§97.131-
97.146, Subchapter G. Vaccination Stamps, §§97.151 - 97.156, and
Subchapter H. Tuberculosis Screening for Jails and other Correctional Facilities, §§97.171
- 97.180, and 97.190 - 97.191.
This review is in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Government
Code, §2001.039, the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, §9-10.13,
76th Legislature, 1999.
An assessment will be made by the department as to whether the reasons
for adopting or readopting these rules continue to exist. This assessment
will be continued during the rule review process. Each rule will be reviewed
to determine whether it is obsolete, whether the rule reflects current legal
and policy considerations, and whether the rule reflects current procedures
of the department. The review of all rules must be completed by August 31,
2003.
Comments on the review may be submitted in writing within 30 days following
the publication of this notice in the
Texas Register
to Linda Wiegman, Office of General Counsel, Texas Department of Health,
1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. Any proposed changes to these
rules as a result of the review will be published in the Proposed Rule Section
of the
Texas Register
and will be open for
an additional 30 day public comment period prior to final adoption or repeal
by the department.
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Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: January 5, 2000
Texas Department of Health
Adopted Rule Review