Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.103
GENERAL DUTIES
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.103, GENERAL DUTIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/668207
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(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department, in consultation with the consortium and local health units, local health departments, and public health districts, shall:
(1) develop curricula to provide training to public health workers;
(2) conduct research on improving health status outcomes and methods of monitoring those outcomes;
(3) develop performance standards for local health units, local health departments, and public health districts;
(4) develop competency certification standards for public health workers; and
(5) study the technology infrastructure available to local health units, local health departments, and public health districts and improve the use of this infrastructure to permit:
(A) statewide communication relating to disease surveillance and reporting of public health information; and
(B) immediate access to public health information and collaboration among public health professionals.
(b) The training curricula described by Subsection (a)(1) may include training for local health authorities.