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Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0528 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0528
§ 40.0528. GOALS FOR BUSINESS PLAN FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; REPORTING CASELOAD INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall consider the following goals in developing the business plan required under Section 40.05275 for the child protective services program:

(1) reducing caseloads;

(2) enhancing accountability;

(3) improving the quality of investigations;

(4) eliminating delays; and

(5) ensuring the most efficient and effective use of child protective services staff and resources.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(53), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(53), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) In reporting information relating to caseloads of child protective services caseworkers, in addition to reporting caseload by each individual affected by the case, the department shall report the number of cases for each caseworker on the basis of family unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.252
§ 3880.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3880.251, the board must call and hold an election as provided by Section 3880.212 only in the defined area or in the boundaries of the designated property.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Government Code § 419.0341 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.0341
§ 419.0341. INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE HOLDER; CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a person may be certified as fire protection personnel and continue to hold and renew the certificate without regard to whether the person is employed or continues to be employed by a local authority or fire department.

(b) A person who is certified as fire protection personnel who is not employed by a local authority or fire department may renew an unexpired certificate before the expiration of the certificate by:

(1) submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education; and

(2) paying to the commission the required renewal fee.

(c) If the person's certificate has been expired for 30 days or less, the person may renew the certificate by:

(1) submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education; and

(2) paying to the commission the required renewal fee and a fee that is one-half of the certification fee for the certificate.

(d) If the person's certificate has been expired for longer than 30 days but less than one year, the person may renew the certificate by:

(1) submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education; and

(2) paying to the commission all unpaid renewal fees and a fee that is equal to the certification fee for the certificate.

(e) If the person's certificate has been expired for more than five years, the person may not renew the certificate. The person may obtain a new certificate by submitting to the proficiency examination or repeating the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original certificate. The commission shall charge a fee to cover the cost of administering the proficiency examination.

(e-1) If the person's certificate has been expired for more than one year but not more than five years, the person may renew the certificate in accordance with rules established by the commission. The commission by rule shall establish:

(1) a system for renewing a certificate under this subsection;

(2) a list of criteria a person must satisfy to renew a certificate under this subsection; and

(3) a fee for renewing a certificate under this subsection.

(f) At least 30 days before the expiration of the certificate of a person who is not employed by a local authority or fire department, the commission shall send written notice of the impending certificate expiration to the last known address of the person according to the records of the commission.

(g) The commission shall establish by rule the procedures and requirements for evidence of compliance with this section.

(h) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule may establish a procedure to waive the late fees or examination required by this section for a person whose certificate expired because of the person's good faith clerical error, including the person's failure to submit fees in a timely manner.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.06
§ 5.06. COMMISSION OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The office of the commission shall be in the city of Austin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8297.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8297 / Section 8297.102
§ 8297.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Dripping Springs that consents to the creation of the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.002
§ 40.002. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; GENERAL DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services is composed of the council, the commissioner, an administrative staff, and other employees necessary to efficiently carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services is composed of the commissioner, an administrative staff, and other employees necessary to efficiently carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Section 40.0025, the department shall:

(1) provide protective services for children and elderly persons and persons with disabilities, including investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation in facilities of the Department of State Health Services and the Department of Aging and Disability Services or the successor agency for either of those agencies;

(2) provide family support and family preservation services that respect the fundamental right of parents to control the education and upbringing of their children;

(3) license, register, and enforce regulations applicable to child-care facilities, child-care administrators, and child-placing agency administrators; and

(4) implement and manage programs intended to provide early intervention or prevent at-risk behaviors that lead to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and dropping out of school.

(c) The department is the state agency designated to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of programs under:

(1) Parts B and E, Title IV, federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 620 et seq. and 670 et seq.);

(2) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.); and

(3) other federal law for which the department has administrative responsibility.

(d) The department shall cooperate with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and other federal and state agencies in a reasonable manner and in conformity with the provisions of federal law and this subtitle to the extent necessary to qualify for federal assistance in the delivery of services.

(e) If the department determines that a provision of state law governing the department conflicts with a provision of federal law, the executive commissioner may adopt policies and rules necessary to allow the state to receive and spend federal matching funds to the fullest extent possible in accordance with the federal statutes, this subtitle, and the state constitution and within the limits of appropriated funds.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268, Sec. 32(f), eff. September 1, 2008.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.051
§ 6611.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five elected directors.
Tex. Education Code § 11.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.003
§ 11.003. ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Expired.

(b) Each regional education service center shall:

(1) notify each school district served by the center regarding the opportunities available through the center for cooperative shared services arrangements within the center's service area; and

(2) evaluate the need for cooperative shared services arrangements within the center's service area and consider expanding center-sponsored cooperative shared services arrangements.

(c) Each regional education service center shall assist a school district board of trustees in entering into an agreement with another district or political subdivision, a regional education service center, or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, for a cooperative shared services arrangement regarding administrative services, including transportation, food service, purchasing, and payroll functions.

(d) The commissioner may require a district to enter into a cooperative shared services arrangement for administrative services if the commissioner determines:

(1) that the district has failed to satisfy a financial accountability standard as determined by commissioner rule under Subchapter D, Chapter 39; and

(2) that entering into a cooperative shared services arrangement would:

(A) enable the district to enhance its performance on the financial accountability standard identified under Subdivision (1); and

(B) promote the efficient operation of the district.

(e) The commissioner may require an open-enrollment charter school to enter into a cooperative shared services arrangement for administrative services if the commissioner determines, after an audit conducted under Section 12.1163, that such a cooperative shared services arrangement would promote the efficient operation of the school.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.018
§ 142.018. REPORTS OF ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, OR NEGLECT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "abuse," "exploitation," and "neglect" have the meanings applicable through a rule adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 48.002(c), Human Resources Code, except that if the executive commissioner has not adopted applicable rules under that section, the statutory definitions of those terms under Section 48.002(a), Human Resources Code, shall be used.

(b) A home and community support services agency that has cause to believe that a person receiving services from the agency has been abused, exploited, or neglected by an employee of the agency shall report the information to the commission.

(c) This section does not affect the duty or authority of any state agency to conduct an investigation of alleged abuse, exploitation, or neglect as provided by other law. An investigation of alleged abuse, exploitation, or neglect may be conducted without an on-site survey, as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0312
§ 8510.0312. POWERS RELATING TO WATER DISTRIBUTION PLANTS OR SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may contract with a municipality located inside its boundaries for the purchase, lease, use, management, control, or operation of a water distribution plant or system owned by the municipality in accordance with the terms mutually agreed on by the governing bodies of the authority and the municipality.

(b) The authority may acquire by a contract described by Subsection (a) rights in surface water or groundwater belonging to the municipality.

(c) The authority may use water rights acquired from a municipality under Subsection (b) only for:

(1) a purpose for which the municipality would be authorized to use them; and

(2) the purposes of the municipality's water distribution plant or system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.107
§ 3917.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.080 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.080
§ 282.080. ADDITIONAL BOND ISSUE AND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall certify to the commissioners court the necessity for an additional bond issue if:

(1) the proceeds of the original bond issue are insufficient to complete the construction, equipment, maintenance, or purchase of hospital buildings or land for the district; or

(2) the board decides to provide for additional construction, equipment, maintenance, or purchase of hospital buildings or land.

(b) The certification must state:

(1) the amount required;

(2) the purpose for the funds;

(3) the rate of interest of the proposed bonds; and

(4) the maturity date of the proposed bonds.

(c) When the commissioners court receives the certification, the commissioners court shall order an election on the issuance of the bonds to be held in the district on the first uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.

(d) The sum of the amount of any outstanding bonds and the amount of additional bonds issued under this section may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district, as shown by the most recent annual assessment made for county taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.102
§ 1042.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service or medical care in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.257
§ 506.257. RETIREMENT STATUS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may adopt a system for placing a person licensed under this chapter on retirement status.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8297.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8297 / Section 8297.004
§ 8297.004. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8297.023 before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Hays County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Labor Code § 206.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 206 / Section 206.002
§ 206.002. ELECTION OF COVERAGE AS EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) An employing unit that is not otherwise subject to this subtitle may elect coverage as an employer for not less than two calendar years.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an employing unit to which Section 205.001 or 205.002 applies.

(c) On written approval by the commission of an election under Subsection (a), the employing unit making the election becomes an employer to the same extent as all other employers beginning on the date stated in the approval.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0111 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0111
§ 2B.0111. RECORDINGS AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a recording created with a body worn camera that documents an incident that involves the use of deadly force by a peace officer or that is otherwise related to an administrative or criminal investigation of an officer may not be deleted, destroyed, or released to the public until all criminal matters have been finally adjudicated and all related administrative investigations have concluded.

(b) A law enforcement agency may permit an individual who is depicted in a recording of an incident described by Subsection (a) or, if the individual is deceased, the individual's authorized representative, to view the recording, if the law enforcement agency determines that the viewing furthers a law enforcement purpose and any authorized representative who is permitted to view the recording was not a witness to the incident. An individual viewing a recording under this subsection may not duplicate the recording or capture video or audio from the recording. A permitted viewing of a recording under this subsection is not considered to be a release of public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) A law enforcement agency may release to the public a recording described by Subsection (a) if the law enforcement agency determines that the release furthers a law enforcement purpose.

(d) This article does not affect the authority of a law enforcement agency to withhold under Section 552.108, Government Code, information related to a closed criminal investigation that did not result in a conviction or a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0219 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0219
§ 361.0219. OFFICE OF WASTE EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of waste exchange is an office of the commission.

(b) The office shall facilitate the exchange of solid waste, recyclable or compostable materials, and other secondary materials among persons that generate, recycle, compost, or reuse those materials, in order to foster greater recycling, composting, and reuse in the state. At least one party to such an exchange must be in the state. The office shall provide information to interested persons on arranging exchanges of these materials in order to allow greater recycling, composting, and reuse of the materials, and may act as broker for exchanges of the materials if private brokers are not available.

(c) The office of waste exchange shall adopt a plan for providing to interested persons information on waste exchange. Biennially the office of waste exchange shall report to the commission on progress in implementing this section, including the plan to provide information on waste exchange, the state's participation in any national or regional waste exchange program, and information on the movement and exchange of materials and the effect on recycling, composting, and reuse rates in the state. The commission shall submit the report by December 1 of each even-numbered year as required by Section 5.178(b), Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.081 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.081
§ 133.081. NOTICE OF VIOLATION; TIME TO CURE.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a complaint or a violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter or on its own motion, the department must give the person responsible for the quarry or pit written notice of each alleged violation, including the applicable statutory reference, and rule or order so violated and its relation thereto, and the date, time, and place for a hearing.

(b) If, after notice and a hearing, the department determines that a violation has occurred, the department must make written findings of the actual or threatened violation and the required corrective work and shall prescribe by order a specific period, commensurate with the work to be done but not to exceed 90 days from the date of the order, during which the corrective work must be done, unless an extension of time for good cause shown by the person responsible is granted by the department.

(c) If the responsible party fails to perform corrective work required by the department under Subsection (b) of this section within 120 days after notice is given to the responsible party, the department may contract for the corrective work to be done at reasonable, customary, and ordinary costs applicable in the industry. Such costs shall be submitted within 30 days of the date the work is finished, and the responsible party shall have 60 days to pay the costs or appeal the decision. In the event the responsible party fails to pay the costs as presented or fails timely to contest or appeal the costs as presented by the department, the department shall have the right to impose such fine or injunction as is warranted, consistent with the provisions of Section 133.082 et seq.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8213.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8213 / Section 8213.001
§ 8213.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 62.
Tex. Government Code § 824.2031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.2031
§ 824.2031. BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each regular legislative session, the legislature shall determine whether the performance of the retirement system trust fund makes the fund capable of supporting improvements in the plan of benefits.

(b) A determination under this section shall be founded on the information in the most recent report of an investment practices and performance evaluation conducted under Section 802.109 and the application of that information to:

(1) the present amortization period for liabilities of the retirement system;

(2) the rate of return on retirement system investments over and above the rate of inflation of the investment portfolio as a whole, of the portion of the investment portfolio entrusted to private investment entities, and of the portion of the investment portfolio entrusted to investment officers who are employees of the retirement system;

(3) economic projections of market conditions and future investment rates of return as reflected in the comptroller's most recent economic forecast and revenue estimate;

(4) the costs, including changes in the amortization period for liabilities of the retirement system, of providing cost-of-living or other increases in benefits to current annuitants; and

(5) an evaluation of the diversity of retirement system investments and whether the portfolio provides low-risk, long-term growth.
Tex. Government Code § 2060.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2060 / Section 2060.003
§ 2060.003. STUDY.
Status: in_force

The study conducted by the commission must consider methods to:

(1) structure, classify, and share data among state agencies;

(2) more efficiently gather and process data;

(3) collect and post data online in an open source format that is machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible by the public;

(4) standardize data across state agencies;

(5) incorporate reporting practices by state agencies into the open data systems of the state;

(6) improve coordination of interagency data;

(7) improve sharing of data between state agencies;

(8) reduce the costs of collecting data;

(9) reduce duplicative data and information;

(10) increase accountability and ensure state agencies share and report the data collected by the state agencies;

(11) improve information management and analysis to:

(A) increase information security;

(B) uncover fraud and waste;

(C) reduce costs incurred by state agencies;

(D) improve operations performed by state agencies; and

(E) verify compliance with applicable laws; and

(12) determine other data and transparency issues.