Section 391.0091 - State Agency Consultation With Regional Planning Commissions(a) In this section, "service" includes a program.(b) If a state agency determines that a service provided by that agency should be decentralized to a multicounty region, the agency shall use a state planning region or combination of regions for the decentralization.(c) A state agency that decentralizes a service provided to more than one public entity or nonprofit organization in a region shall consult with the commission for that region in planning the decentralization. The commission shall consult with each affected public entity or nonprofit organization.(d) A state agency, in planning for decentralization of a service in a region, shall consider using a commission for that service to:(1) achieve efficiencies through shared costs for:(A) executive management;(C) financial accounting and reporting;(D) facilities and equipment;(2) improve the planning, coordination, and delivery of services by coordinating the location of services;(3) increase accountability and local control by placing a service under the oversight of the commission; and(4) improve financial oversight through the auditing and reporting required under this chapter.(e) This section does not apply to a service:(1) that continues to be operated by a state agency through a regional administrative office of that agency; or(2) for which the state agency determines that a law, rule, or program policy makes use of the geographic area of a single county or adjacent counties more appropriate.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 391.0091
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 718, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.