Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

Sunset Advisory Commission Invites Public Input on the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities

The Sunset Advisory Commission is reviewing the mission and performance of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) and welcomes comments from the public on whether the committee is still needed, the committee’s performance in fulfilling its mission, and ideas to improve GCPD’s operations and services.

The Texas Sunset Act requires the Sunset Commission to periodically review GCPD and recommend whether to continue the committee, implement Sunset staff’s recommendations to improve committee efficiency and effectiveness (Sunset management directives), or change state law to improve the committee’s efficiency and effectiveness. The Legislature ultimately will decide whether to continue GCPD or adopt the Sunset Commission’s other statutory recommendations.

The Sunset process has three stages. First, Sunset staff will evaluate GCPD, seek public input, and issue a report recommending solutions to problems found. Second, the Sunset Commission will hold two public meetings: a hearing on the staff report and the committee, and a decision meeting to adopt recommendations based on the report and public comments. Third, the Legislature will convene in January 2027 and will consider the Sunset Commission’s adopted statutory recommendations in a Sunset bill for GCPD.

Submit Your Input

Here are several ways to provide comments and suggestions to Sunset staff on GCPD’s mission, operations, and services:

• Send an email to [email protected], with GCPD Review in the subject line,
• Submit comments online at sunset.texas.gov/input-form,
• Send a letter to Sunset Advisory Commission, Attn: GCPD, P.O. Box 13066, Austin, Texas 78711, or
• Call (512) 463-1300 to speak to Senaida San Miguel, project manager of the GCPD

Please provide your comments by May 2026 to ensure Sunset staff can fully consider your input while conducting their review. Comments submitted before the staff report is published in October 2026 will remain confidential.

Stay informed! Members of the public and regulated parties may also visit www.sunset.texas.gov/join-mailing-list to sign up for email alerts on the Sunset staff report and the Sunset Commission’s public meetings on GCPD.

The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities provides GovDelivery updates for informational purposes on a variety of disability related issues for a diverse audience. Updates may include information provided by external sources. The inclusion of this external information does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the Committee or the Office of the Governor of any information, policy, product, or service offered by an external source.

If you would like to be removed from the Governor’s Committee e-mail distribution list, click the "Unsubscribe All" link below or click the "Manage Subscriptions" link below to update your account preferences.