Council on Sex Offender Treatment (CSOT) Agenda

This meeting will be webcast. Members of the public may attend the meeting in person at the address above or access a live stream of the meeting at https://texashhsmeetings.org/HHSWebcast.
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This meeting will be conducted via videoconference call in accordance with the requirements of Section 551.127, Texas Government Code. The member of the Council presiding over the meeting will be physically present at the location specified above.

Attendees who would like to provide public comment should see the Public Comment section below.

1. Welcome and introductions
2. Consideration of June 10, 2022, draft meeting minutes
3. Ethics Committee Report
4. Request for Licensure - Iman Ross
5. Interagency Advisory Committee’s Report
6. Executive Director’s Report
7. Council Chair’s Report
8. Executive Session: consultation with the Council attorney pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 regarding pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers
9. Potential deregistration candidates’ inability to access records CSOT requires with applications
10. DPS changes to list of reportable convictions or adjudications for which a person must register under state law for a period that exceeds the registration period under federal law
11. Public comment
12. Review of agenda items for next meeting
13. Future meeting dates
14. Adjourn and thank you

The Council may take any action on any agenda item.

Public Comment: The Council on Sex Offender Treatment welcomes public comments pertaining to topics above. Members of the public who would like to provide public comment may choose from the following options:

1. Oral comments provided virtually: Members of the public must pre-register to provide oral comments virtually during the meeting by completing a Public Comment Registration form at https://texashhsmeetings.org/CSOT_PCReg_Sept2022 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Please mark the correct box on the Public Comment Registration form and provide your name, either the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen, and your direct phone number. If you have completed the Public Comment Registration form, you will receive an email the day before the meeting with instructions for providing virtual public comment. Public comment is limited to three minutes. Each speaker providing oral public comments virtually must ensure their face is visible and their voice audible to the other participants while they are speaking. Each speaker must state their name and on whose behalf they are speaking (if anyone). If you pre-register to speak and wish to provide a handout before the meeting, please submit an electronic copy in accessible PDF format that will be distributed by Health and Human Services (HHS) staff to CSOT members and State staff. Handouts are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5” by 11”, one side only). Handouts must be emailed to csotpc@hhs.texas.gov immediately after pre-registering, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, and include the name of the person who will be commenting. Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments or handouts. HHS staff will not read handouts aloud during the meeting, but handouts will be provided to CSOT members and State staff.


2. Written comments: Members of the public may provide written public comments by completing a Public Comment Registration form at https://texashhsmeetings.org/CSOT_PCReg_Sept2022. A member of the public who wishes to provide written public comments must email the comments to csotpc@hhs.texas.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Please include your name and the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Written comments must be emailed to CSOT immediately after pre-registering and include the name of the person who will be commenting. Written comments are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5” by 11”, one side only). Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments. HHS staff will not read written comments aloud during the meeting, but comments will be provided to CSOT members and State staff.


3. Oral comments provided in-person at the meeting location: Members of the public may provide oral public comment during the meeting in person at the meeting location either by pre-registering using the form above or without pre-registering by completing a form at the entrance to the meeting room. Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments.

Note: These procedures may be revised at the discretion of the Health and Human Services Commission.

Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to Liane El-Sheikh, CSOT Licensing, at 512-438-4488 or csot@hhs.texas.gov.

This meeting is open to the public.  No reservations are required, and there is no cost to attend this meeting.

People who want to attend the meeting and require assistive technology or services should contact Liane El-Sheikh at 512-438-4488 or csot@hhs.texas.gov at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.