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by Sneha Dey (2) cases in which an allegation of abuse or neglect of a child was unsubstantiated but involved a family that has been previously investigated for abuse or neglect of a child. September 1, 2005. 86(25), eff. 264.7541. The regulations adopted under this subsection must be as stringent as the standards issued by the National Association of Medical Examiners unless the commissioners court determines that it would be cost prohibitive for the county to comply with those standards. COMMITTEE. 8, eff. (1) "Local workforce development board" means a local workforce development board created under Chapter 2308, Government Code. (e) The committee may conduct an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or other electronic medium. (c) The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. September 1, 2021. (t) At any time, a person affected by the order may request the court to terminate the order. If the court determines the parent is indigent, the attorney ad litem appointed to represent the interests of the parent may continue the representation. (a) The parent or guardian of a child is liable to the state or to the county for a payment made by the state or county for foster care of a child under this subchapter. 1069 (H.B. READINESS REVIEW PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CARE CONTRACTOR. 25(27), eff. (d-1) The executive commissioner may adopt rules that prescribe the maximum amount of state money that a residential child-care facility may spend on nondirect residential services, including administrative services. 354), Sec. 206), Sec. DAY CARE FOR FOSTER CHILD. 8, eff. September 1, 2021. 1083, Sec. 1406 (S.B. September 1, 2013. (6) coordinating contact between the child and a liaison officer designated under Section 61.0908, Education Code, for students who were formerly in the department's conservatorship. 1118 (H.B. September 1, 2019. September 1, 2017. The statewide organization shall assist the executive commissioner in developing the standards. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for the purpose of implementing this Act, this Act has no effect. (C) any other information relating to the services provided by the volunteer advocate programs under this chapter. (a) The department shall prepare and disseminate a report of statistics by county relating to key performance measures and data elements for child protection. SUBCHAPTER E. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS. PROHIBITION ON ABUSE OR NEGLECT INVESTIGATION BASED SOLELY ON REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. (d) The department shall allow a youth who is at least 18 years of age to receive transitional living services, other than foster care benefits, while residing with a person who was previously designated as a perpetrator of abuse or neglect if the department determines that despite the person's prior history the person does not pose a threat to the health and safety of the youth. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 264.201. (e) The governor may not award to a program grants under this section totaling more than $300,000. September 1, 2017. 1 (S.B. 316 (H.B. 407 (H.B. 621 (S.B. 1542), Sec. (c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. 1, eff. TRANSFER OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 5, eff. September 1, 2015. 354), Sec. (c) The department may not require a child abuse prevention and protection plan to exceed five double-spaced letter-size pages. (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or deceive the department, the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact that allows a person to enter into a caregiver assistance agreement. (b) In determining whether to allow a child in the managing conservatorship of the department to participate in an activity, a substitute caregiver must exercise the standard of care of a reasonable and prudent parent. The services provided by the entities must include direct case management to ensure child safety, permanency, and well-being, in accordance with state and federal child welfare goals. (a) A review team may request information and records regarding a deceased child as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties. The work group shall consider topics and changes to current practices the work group determines necessary to ensure the appropriate use of and to improve the transition into and out of residential treatment center placements, including: (1) statutorily required judicial review of residential treatment center placements; (2) fiscal implications of additional judicial review for residential treatment center placements; (3) methods for improving the state's practices regarding the duration of residential treatment center placements, including best practices for transition planning and involving family and other relevant participants in preparing the child for a subsequent placement; (4) proposed statutory changes regarding appropriate judicial findings, evidence required to be submitted by the department, and recommendations for information to be gathered from the child's attorney or guardian ad litem; and. 3, eff. 53), Sec. 1.190, eff. (a) The review team of the county in which the injury, illness, or event that was the cause of the death of the child occurred, as stated on the child's death certificate, shall review the death. 264.157. 1, Sec. Sec. May 23, 2009. 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TEXAS FOSTER GRANDPARENT MENTORS. 944 (S.B. 1224 (S.B. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 115-123), provided to the family of a child who is: (A) a candidate for foster care to prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child and to allow the child to remain safely with the child's family; or. June 20, 2003. NOTICE TO APPLICANTS. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TRANSITION. Box 149347 268 (S.B. 262, Sec. The center and each of the following agencies must execute the memorandum of understanding: (1) the department responsible for child abuse and neglect investigations; (2) each county and municipal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction to investigate child abuse and neglect in the area to be served by the center; and. SUBCHAPTER K. PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 1.194, eff. September 1, 2005. Services for Vulnerable Adults 802), Sec. (a) The statewide organization with which the commission contracts under Section 264.603 shall contract for services with eligible volunteer advocate programs to provide advocacy services to abused or neglected children. 264.506. (b) As soon as possible after a child is placed in the managing conservatorship of the department, the department shall assess whether the child has a developmental or intellectual disability. (a) The department shall develop policies and procedures for evaluating a potential caregiver's qualifications to care for a child under this subchapter, including policies and procedures for evaluating: (1) the criminal history of a caregiver; (2) allegations of abuse or neglect against a caregiver; and. (11) "Unexpected death" includes a death of a child that, before investigation: (A) appears to have occurred without anticipation or forewarning; and. 1, eff. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM RESPONSE REQUIRED. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.59, eff. 51, eff. (B) may also be considered in evaluating the individual's application. (7) individuals selected under Subsection (b). April 20, 1995. 1.203(13), eff. (f) The services under this section may include: (2) emergency short-term residential care for children 10 years of age or older; Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 2, eff. (c) The commission shall develop a scale of state financial support for volunteer advocate programs that declines over a six-year period beginning on the date each individual contract takes effect. The plan must: (1) describe the department's expectations, goals, and approach to implementing community-based care; (2) include a timeline for implementing community-based care throughout this state, any limitations related to the implementation, and a progressive intervention plan and a contingency plan to provide continuity of the delivery of foster care services and services for relative and kinship caregivers if a contract with a single source continuum contractor ends prematurely; (3) delineate and define the case management roles and responsibilities of the department and the department's contractors and the duties, employees, and related funding that will be transferred to the contractor by the department; (4) identify any training needs and include long-range and continuous plans for training and cross-training staff, including plans to train caseworkers using the standardized curriculum created by the human trafficking prevention task force under Section 402.035(d)(6), Government Code, as that section existed on August 31, 2017; (5) include a plan for evaluating the costs and tasks associated with each contract procurement, including the initial and ongoing contract costs for the department and contractor; (6) include the department's contract monitoring approach and a plan for evaluating the performance of each contractor and the community-based care system as a whole that includes an independent evaluation of each contractor's processes and fiscal and qualitative outcomes; and. 268 (S.B. You can also visit the 2-1-1 Texas website to find the phone number to your local 2-1-1 area information center. 1.57, eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS IN SUBSTITUTE CARE CASES. 264.107. (1) update the implementation plan developed under this section and post the updated plan on the department's Internet website; and. 1501 Circle Drive Fort Worth, TX 76119 817-321-8600 www.dfps.state.tx.us The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works with communities to protect children, the elderly and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect and exploitation. 117, eff. Really?? (c) A review team must reflect the diversity of the county's population and may include: (3) a justice of the peace or medical examiner; (5) a pediatrician experienced in diagnosing and treating child abuse and neglect; (9) a child protective services specialist; (10) a sudden infant death syndrome family service provider; (13) a chief juvenile probation officer; and. Department supervisors also directed employees to avoid commenting on Abbotts directive or the cases on social media. 66), Sec. (d) The department shall provide any administrative support the office needs, and the department and the Health and Human Services Commission shall provide access to any information and legal counsel the office requires to implement community-based care. September 1, 2015. (2) "Relative" means a person related to a child by consanguinity as determined under Section 573.022, Government Code. 1.188, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall enter into agreements with other states to allow for the exchange of information relating to a child for whom the department is or was the managing conservator. Join us in our vision to better the lives of children and adults in Harris County. REPORTS CONCERNING CHILDREN WHO ARE MISSING OR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. (b) Information described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed to: (1) the department, department employees, law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys, medical professionals, and other state agencies that provide services to children and families; (2) the attorney for the child who is the subject of the information; and. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the suit is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the filing of an original lawsuit. If a county is not served by a center that has executed an interagency memorandum of understanding, the department may, if appropriate, directly refer a case to a center in an adjacent county to initiate a response by that center's multidisciplinary team. The rules must: (1) establish eligibility requirements to receive permanency care assistance benefits under the program; and. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. P.O. 264.163. SUBCHAPTER I. (c) The regional director for the department in the region where a grant recipient program is located, or the regional director's designee, shall serve as the liaison between the department and the program for collaborative purposes. 244 (H.B. September 1, 2005. The state of Texas offers Relay Texas which you can use by dialing 7-1-1 or 800-735-2989. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 264.2043. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. DEFINITIONS. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION. 58, eff. Section 675, a plan to ensure the educational stability of a foster child. Section 677(f) and 45 C.F.R. The states child welfare agency directed employees to not communicate about cases over email or text, even with the families who were under investigation. (g) For purposes of Subsection (f), if a hearing for the child is conducted during the 10-day notice period described by that subsection, the department shall provide notice of the significant event at the hearing. (5) submit to the vital statistics unit data reports on deaths reviewed as specified by the committee. (c) A parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household who successfully completes the services ordered under Section 264.203(a) must obtain verification from the service provider of that completion. (q) An order rendered under this section expires on the 180th day after the date the order is signed unless the court extends the order as provided by Subsection (r) or (s). (d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall seek public input regarding the usefulness of, and any proposed modifications to, existing reporting requirements and proposed additional reporting requirements. 944 (S.B. 371 (S.B. 255, Sec. 575, Sec. FRAUDULENT AGREEMENT; CRIMINAL OFFENSE; CIVIL PENALTY. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 86(22), eff. The work group must include representatives from urban and rural institutions of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. (d) Before a child may be placed with a foster or adoptive parent, the prospective foster or adoptive parent must sign a written statement in which the prospective foster or adoptive parent agrees to the immediate removal of the child by the department under circumstances determined by the department. 5), Sec. 36(1), eff. 264.1212. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2015. (4) develop a written plan for the child's care after the department closes the case. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (m) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall deny the petition unless the court finds sufficient evidence to satisfy a person of ordinary prudence and caution that: (1) abuse or neglect has occurred or there is a substantial risk of abuse or neglect or continuing danger to the physical health or safety of the child caused by an act or failure to act of the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of the child's household; and. The department may make direct payments for foster care to a foster parent residing in a county with which the department does not have a contract authorized by Section 264.102. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (e) In making placement decisions, the department shall: (1) except when making an emergency placement that does not allow time for the required consultations, consult with the child's caseworker, attorney ad litem, and guardian ad litem and with any court-appointed volunteer advocate for the child; and. 264.2015. 1224 (S.B. 688 (H.B. (10) "Review team" means a child fatality review team established under this subchapter. 268 (S.B. September 1, 2013. 1236 (S.B. 53, eff. (f) Not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year, the committee shall publish a report that contains aggregate child fatality data collected by local child fatality review teams, recommendations to prevent child fatalities and injuries, and recommendations to the department on child protective services operations based on input from the child safety review subcommittee. 1, eff. (c) Information related to the investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of a child under Chapter 261 and services provided as a result of the investigation are confidential as provided by Section 261.201. The site is secure. (b) The department shall study and develop a comprehensive list of options for implementing family preservation services in existing catchment areas, including: (1) contracting with single source continuum contractors to provide services; and. September 1, 2013. 944 (S.B. In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6(b), eff. September 1, 2009. (a) Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall publish a report that: (1) summarizes reports from volunteer advocate programs under contract with the commission; (2) analyzes the effectiveness of the contracts made by the commission under this chapter; and. 86(22), eff. 3, eff. (3) notify relevant persons regarding the transfer of services to the contractor. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (5) the licensed administrator of the child-placing agency responsible for placing the child or the licensed administrator's designee. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. In a catchment area in which community-based care has been implemented, the single source continuum contractor that has contracted with the commission to provide foster care services in that catchment area shall, as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after a change in placement of a child in the conservatorship of the department, give notice of the placement change to the managed care organization that contracts with the commission to provide health care services to the child under the STAR Health program. September 1, 2015. 1549), Sec. Sec. (b) If a youth intends to continue living with the youth's substitute care provider after the youth's 18th birthday, the department shall waive any background check otherwise required for the youth to remain living with the substitute care provider. 9, eff. 12, eff. (b-4) The department and each single source continuum contractor shall contract with facilities for reserve beds to ensure the department may place each child in a facility if capacity is otherwise unavailable. September 1, 2017. (1) a list of criminal offenses the department determines are low-risk criminal offenses; and. Relay Texas for people with a hearing or speech disability: 7-1-1 or 800-735-2989 31.01(30), eff. 396 (S.B. For a program that operates in a larger region, the department may designate a liaison in each county where the program is operating. 758), Sec. 219), Sec. 316 (H.B. 6, eff. In determining whether a placement is in a child's best interest, the department shall consider whether the placement: (1) is the least restrictive setting for the child; (2) is the closest in geographic proximity to the child's home; (3) is the most able to meet the identified needs of the child; and. (e) A community organization receiving a referral under Subsection (d) shall make a home visit and offer family social services to enhance the parents' ability to provide a safe and stable home environment for the child. 1407), Sec. Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 621 (S.B. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. chapter 700: child protective services: chapter 702: general administration: chapter 704: prevention and early intervention services: chapter 705: adult protective services: 6), Sec. 1, eff. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services | Austin TX (2) has not had the disabilities of minority for general purposes removed under Chapter 31. The department shall accept the service provider's verification provided under this subsection as proof that the person successfully completed the court-ordered services. September 1, 2005. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. 264.155. 264.164. April 2, 2015. 2, eff. April 20, 1995. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department may not provide monetary assistance to a foster parent for day care for a foster child unless the department receives the verification required under Subsection (b). 575, Sec. September 1, 2015. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. (b-1) The Department of State Health Services shall provide a review team with electronic access to the preliminary death certificate for a deceased child. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS. (3) informs foster care youth and former foster care youth about the tuition and fee waivers for institutions of higher education that are available under Section 54.366, Education Code. A single source continuum contractor and any subcontractor of the single source continuum contractor providing community-based care services shall maintain minimum insurance coverage, as required in the contract with the department, to minimize the risk of insolvency and protect against damages. (b) A suit requesting an order under this section may be filed in a court with jurisdiction to hear the suit in the county in which the child is located. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 264.406. 1, eff. COUNTY FUNDS. 136 (S.B. September 1, 2015. September 1, 2009. 1 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1997. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 4, eff. 467 (H.B. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. * Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2027. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. P.O. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264.122. 264.203. September 1, 2013. September 1, 2019. (a) A center's multidisciplinary team must include employees of the participating agencies described by Section 264.403(a). Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The department may establish and maintain local bank or savings accounts for a child who is under the managing conservatorship of the department as necessary to administer funds received in trust for or on behalf of the child. 81 (S.B. COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 423 (S.B. 264.013. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTED SERVICES Employer Identification Numbers Registry Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a unique identification number that isassigned to a business entity so that it can easily be identified by the InternalRevenue Service (IRS).

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