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2	2	By: Johnson S.B. No. 2120
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevalence.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
12	12	(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
13	13	Commission.
14	14	(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health
15	15	Services.
16	16	(3) "Task force" means the Task Force on Eating
17	17	Disorders Prevalence.
18	18	SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The Task Force on Eating Disorders
19	19	Prevalence is established to study, evaluate, and make
20	20	recommendations to the legislature based on the conclusions
21	21	published in the department's report, Eating Disorders Prevalence,
22	22	December 2024, regarding:
23	23	(1) treatment accessibility for individuals who have
24	24	low or no income and are living with an eating disorder;
25	25	(2) resource development for low- or no-income
26	26	individuals with an eating disorder living in rural areas;
27	27	(3) policy developments to assist residents of this
28	28	state with recovery from eating disorders;
29	29	(4) research and data collection to understand the
30	30	causes, prevalence, and effects of eating disorders on this state
31	31	and inform effective interventions and treatment;
32	32	(5) coordination of services and exploration of
33	33	collaboratives among various interested persons, including health
34	34	care providers, educators, mental health professionals, and
35	35	community organization members, to create an integrated and
36	36	cohesive response to eating disorders; and
37	37	(6) any recommendations for legislative or other
38	38	action necessary to assist people with eating disorders in this
39	39	state.
40	40	SECTION 3. TASK FORCE COMPOSITION. The task force is
41	41	composed of 14 members with expertise in eating disorders,
42	42	appointed by the executive commissioner of the commission as
43	43	follows:
44	44	(1) three members, each of whom specializes and has at
45	45	least five years of experience in treating eating disorders at a
46	46	health care facility or in private practice, including:
47	47	(A) at least one licensed professional counselor
48	48	as defined by Section 503.002, Occupations Code; and
49	49	(B) at least one licensed clinical social worker
50	50	as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code;
51	51	(2) two members who are physicians, each of whom
52	52	specializes and has at least five years of experience in treating
53	53	eating disorders;
54	54	(3) three members, each of whom is an employee of a
55	55	nonprofit organization that serves low- or no-income populations
56	56	and is a professional specializing in mental illness or drugs and
57	57	alcohol;
58	58	(4) two members of the public, each of whom:
59	59	(A) has experience as a caregiver to someone
60	60	living with an eating disorder; or
61	61	(B) has been diagnosed with an eating disorder;
62	62	(5) one member who is an attorney with expertise in
63	63	mental health issues;
64	64	(6) two certified nutritionists, each of whom
65	65	specializes and has at least five years of experience in treating
66	66	eating disorders; and
67	67	(7) one member representing any other entity as the
68	68	task force considers necessary.
69	69	SECTION 4. OFFICERS. (a) The task force shall, at its
70	70	initial meeting, elect from among the task force members a
71	71	presiding officer who will be responsible for calling and
72	72	conducting meetings.
73	73	(b) The task force may elect an assistant presiding officer
74	74	and secretary from among the task force members.
75	75	SECTION 5. MEETINGS. (a) The task force shall meet at least
76	76	two times each year, at a time and place determined by the presiding
77	77	officer of the task force.
78	78	(b) The task force may meet at other times the task force
79	79	considers appropriate. The presiding officer may call a meeting on
80	80	the presiding officer's own motion.
81	81	(c) The task force may meet by teleconference.
82	82	SECTION 6. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the
83	83	task force may not receive compensation or reimbursement for the
84	84	member's service on the task force.
85	85	SECTION 7. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The task force may
86	86	accept gifts, grants, or donations on behalf of the task force to
87	87	carry out the task force's duties under this Act.
88	88	SECTION 8. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110,
89	89	Government Code, does not apply to the task force.
90	90	SECTION 9. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1, 2026,
91	91	the task force shall submit a written report on the task force's
92	92	evaluations, conclusions, recommendations, and summaries to the
93	93	legislature.
94	94	(b) The task force may post written evaluations,
95	95	conclusions, recommendations, and summaries on the department's
96	96	Internet website.
97	97	SECTION 10. ABOLISHMENT; EXPIRATION. The task force is
98	98	abolished and this Act expires September 1, 2027.
99	99	SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
100	100	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
101	101	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
102	102	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
103	103	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.