88R2113 SRA-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 214       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the women's health advisory committee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 531.02221 to read as follows:          Sec. 531.02221.  WOMEN'S HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a)   The executive commissioner shall establish a women's health   advisory committee to provide recommendations to the commission on   women's health programs, including programs previously   consolidated by the commission.          (b)  The executive commissioner shall appoint members to the   advisory committee and ensure that a majority of the members are   health care providers who:                (1)  are participating in women's health programs of   various sizes;                (2)  are located in separate geographic areas of this   state; and                (3)  have experience in operating women's health   programs.          (c)  The executive commissioner may appoint a member not   described by Subsection (b) to the women's health advisory   committee who represents the women's health industry and is   knowledgeable on the best practices for women's health programs.          (d)  Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the   advisory committee.          (e)  The executive commissioner shall establish the women's   health advisory committee not later than December 1, 2023. This   subsection expires September 1, 2024.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.