(a) The executive council is composed of:
(1) the executive commissioner;
(2) the director of each division the executive commissioner established under former § 531.008(c) before the expiration of that subsection on September 1, 2023;
(3) the commissioner of a health and human services agency;
(4) the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of whether that agency continues as a state agency separate from the commission; and
(5) other individuals the executive commissioner appoints as the executive commissioner determines necessary.
(b) To the extent the executive commissioner appoints members to the executive council under Subsection (a)(5), the executive commissioner shall make every effort to ensure that those appointments result in the executive council including:
(1) a balanced representation of a broad range of health and human services industry and consumer interests; and
(2) representation from broad geographic regions of this state.

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Text of section effective on April 01, 2025