A bill addressing who can serve on the Youth Camp Advisory Committee is headed to the Texas House.

House Bill 265 was filed by State Rep. Lacey Hull/(R) Dist. 138 and was unanimously passed by the House Public Health committee on Monday.

Proposed law aims to reshape Texas Youth Camp Advisory Committee following Hill Country flood tragedy

The Texas Youth Camp Advisory Committee works with the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop standards, procedures and rules for how youth camps are regulated by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Currently, seven of the nine members of the Camp Advisory Committee are camp operators.

Members of the committee are appointed by the HHSC executive commissioner. Hull’s bill seeks to reduce the numb

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