Agencia Estatal Designada para Apoyar al Consejo

Sec. 112.018. DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY. (a) The governor shall designate, by executive order, a state agency to provide administrative support to the council and receive federal and state funds appropriated for the council. In accordance with federal law, the governor may select one of the following to serve as the designated state agency: (1) the council; (2) a state agency that does not provide or pay for services made available to persons with developmental disabilities; (3) a state agency that provides or pays for services made available to persons with developmental disabilities if the state agency was designated by the governor under this section before June 30, 1994, and the governor has not changed the designation; (4) a state office, including the office of the governor; or (5) a state planning office. (b) The designated state agency shall receive, deposit, and disburse funds for the council in accordance with this chapter, applicable federal developmental disability laws, and the purposes and priorities established by the council in the state plan developed under Section 112.019. (c) The designated state agency, in accordance with state law and procedures, shall provide for fiscal control and fund-accounting procedures necessary to assure the proper disbursement of and Statute text rendered on: 1/1/2025 - 693 - HUMAN RESOURCES CODE accounting for funds available to the council. (d) Unless the council is serving as the designated state agency, the council shall enter