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