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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the Neurodegenerative Disease |
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Advisory Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.001, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 154.001. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Advisory committee" means the Neurodegenerative |
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Disease Advisory Committee. |
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(2) "Council[, "council]" means the Texas Council on |
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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 154, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 154.0045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 154.0045. NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE ADVISORY |
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COMMITTEE. (a) The council shall establish the Neurodegenerative |
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Disease Advisory Committee to: |
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(1) support the consortium of Alzheimer's disease |
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centers through the council's Darrell K Royal Texas Alzheimer's |
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Initiative in: |
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(A) discovering the causes of Alzheimer's |
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disease and other neurodegenerative diseases in humans; |
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(B) developing cures for those diseases; and |
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(C) establishing programs to address access to |
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advanced treatment of Alzheimer's disease; and |
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(2) establish appropriate standards consistent with |
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the powers and duties of the consortium under this chapter to ensure |
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the proper use of money authorized for Alzheimer's disease |
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research, facilities development, and caregiver resources. |
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(b) The advisory committee is composed of the following nine |
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members: |
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(1) one member appointed by the governor who is a |
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member of the Board of Advisors for the Darrell K Royal Research |
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Fund for Alzheimer's Disease; |
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(2) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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and |
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(3) four members appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives. |
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(c) In appointing members to the advisory committee under |
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Subsections (b)(2) and (3), the lieutenant governor and the speaker |
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of the house of representatives must each appoint: |
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(1) three individuals who are physicians or scientists |
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with extensive experience in the field of Alzheimer's disease and |
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neurology, including at least one individual who represents a |
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nationally designated Alzheimer's disease research center funded |
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by the National Institute on Aging; and |
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(2) one member of the public. |
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(d) The member appointed by the governor under Subsection |
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(b)(1) serves as chair of the advisory committee. |
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(e) The members of the advisory committee serve staggered |
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three-year terms. The appointing authorities shall appoint the |
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initial member to terms of one, two, and three years as necessary to |
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ensure one-third of the appointed members' terms expire each year. |
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(f) The members of the advisory committee serve at the |
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pleasure of the appointing authority. |
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(g) If a vacancy occurs on the advisory committee, the |
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appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a successor in the |
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same manner as the original appointment to serve for the remainder |
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of the unexpired term. The appropriate appointing authority shall |
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appoint the successor not later than the 30th day after the date the |
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vacancy occurs. |
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(h) The council shall hire personnel as necessary to support |
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the advisory committee in fulfilling its duties under this chapter. |
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(i) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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advisory committee. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than March 1, 2024, the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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shall appoint members of the Neurodegenerative Disease Advisory |
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Committee established under Section 154.0045, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |