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TEXAS HIV/STD E-UPDATE
Information from the Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention,
Texas Department of Health
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SPECIAL ISSUE:
-Public Hearing on DSHS Legislative Appropriation Request


PUBLIC HEARING ON DSHS LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will sponsor a public hearing
to receive public comment on the development of the department's Legislative
Appropriation Request (LAR) for the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 biennium. The
hearing will take place on July 20, 2004, at 1pm at the Department of Human
Services - John H. Winters Building, Public Hearing Room 125, at 701 West
51st Street, Austin, Texas 78751.

The LAR will not be completed until after the hearing. High-level
information regarding the LAR will be posted at the new DSHS Web site as it
becomes available at www.dshs.state.tx.us/LAR.

Comments will also be accepted via e-mail at LAR@.... In order
to be considered in the LAR, we encourage all interested parties to submit
their comments by Friday, July 30, 2004.

For more information, please contact Kyle Baxter, Texas Department of
Health, at 512-458-7640 or kyle.baxter@....

For ADA assistance, please call the HHSC Civil Rights office (512-458-7627)
or TDD (877-432-7232) no later than July 14, 2004.


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Texas HIV/STD E-Update
Greg Beets, Editor
Texas Department of Health
HIV/STD Comprehensive Preventive Services Division
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756-3199
Phone: 512-490-2500, ext. 2671
Fax: 512-490-2538
E-mail: greg.beets@...