Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2026

Text of subsection effective on September 01, 2026

Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2026

Text of subsection effective on September 01, 2026

1. (a) The commissioner shall establish the following divisions and offices within the department:

   1. (1) an investigations division;
   2. (2) a consolidated data division;

   3. (3) a legal division that oversees the following:

      1. (A) legal matters relating to human resources, as necessary to manage the department's workforce and establish the department's hiring and termination policies;
      2. (B) open records;
      3. (C) privacy and confidentiality;
      4. (D) litigation; and
      5. (E) contract compliance;
   4. (4) an operations division that oversees department operations and human resources functions of the department; and
   5. (5) a financial management and accounting services division.
2. (b) The commissioner may establish additional divisions within the department as the commissioner determines appropriate.
3. (c) The commissioner may assign department functions among the department's divisions.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.196, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.