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TX Fam Code § 264.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter L. Parental Child Safety Placements|Section 264.904. Department Procedures for Closing Case

Sec. 264.904.  DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING CASE.  (a)  Before closing a case in which the department has approved a parental child safety placement, the department must develop a plan with the person who made the placement and the caregiver for the safe return of the child to the person who placed the child with the caregiver or to another person legally entitled to possession of the child, as appropriate.(b)  The department may close a case with a child still living with the caregiver in a parental child safety placement if the department has determined that the child could safely return to the parent or person who made the parental child safety placement but the parent or other person agrees in writing for the child to continue to reside with the caregiver.(c)  If the department determines that the child is unable to safely return to the parent or person who made the parental child safety placement, the department shall determine whether the child can remain safely in the home of the caregiver or whether the department must seek legal conservatorship of the child in order to ensure the child's safety.(d)  Before the department may close a case with a child still living in a parental child safety placement, the department must:(1)  determine and document in the case file that the child can safely remain in the placement without the department's supervision;(2)  obtain the written agreement of the parent or person who made the parental child safety placement, if possible;(3)  obtain the caregiver's agreement in writing that the child can continue living in the placement after the department closes the case; and(4)  develop a written plan for the child's care after the department closes the case.(e)  The department is not required to comply with Subsection (d) if the department has filed suit seeking to be named conservator of the child under Chapter 262 and been denied conservatorship of the child.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 264.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter L. Parental Child Safety Placements|Section 264.905. Removal of Child by Department

Sec. 264.905.  REMOVAL OF CHILD BY DEPARTMENT.  This subchapter does not prevent the department from removing a child at any time from a person who makes a parental child safety placement or from a caregiver if removal is determined to be necessary by the department for the safety and welfare of the child as provided by Chapter 262.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 264.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter L. Parental Child Safety Placements|Section 264.906. Placement Preference During Conservatorship

Sec. 264.906.  PLACEMENT PREFERENCE DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.  If, while a parental child safety placement agreement is in effect, the department files suit under Chapter 262 seeking to be named managing conservator of the child, the department shall give priority to placing the child with the parental child safety placement caregiver as long as the placement is safe and available.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 265.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.001. Definitions

Sec. 265.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.(2)  "Division" means the prevention and early intervention services division within the department.(3)  "Prevention and early intervention services" means 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.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 489, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 662), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 265.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.002. Prevention and Early Intervention Services Division

Sec. 265.002.  PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES DIVISION.  (a)  The department shall operate a division to provide services for children in at-risk situations and for the families of those children and to achieve the consolidation of prevention and early intervention services within the jurisdiction of a single agency in order to avoid fragmentation and duplication of services and to increase the accountability for the delivery and administration of these services.  The division shall be called the prevention and early intervention services division and shall have the following duties:(1)  to plan, develop, and administer a comprehensive and unified delivery system of prevention and early intervention services to children and their families in at-risk situations;(2)  to improve the responsiveness of services for at-risk children and their families by facilitating greater coordination and flexibility in the use of funds by state and local service providers;(3)  to provide greater accountability for prevention and early intervention services in order to demonstrate the impact or public benefit of a program by adopting outcome measures; and(4)  to assist local communities in the coordination and development of prevention and early intervention services in order to maximize federal, state, and local resources.(b)  The department's prevention and early intervention services division must be organizationally separate from the department's divisions performing child protective services and adult protective services functions.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 489, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 265.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.003. Consolidation of Programs

Sec. 265.003.  CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.  (a)  In order to implement the duties provided in Section 265.002, the department shall consolidate into the division programs with the goal of providing early intervention or prevention of at-risk behavior that leads to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and dropping out of school.(b)  The division may provide additional prevention and early intervention services in accordance with Section 265.002.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 489, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 265.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.004. Use of Evidence-Based Programs for At-Risk Families

Sec. 265.004.  USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK FAMILIES.  (a)  To the extent that money is appropriated for the purpose, the department shall fund evidence-based programs, including parenting education, home visitation, family support services, mentoring, positive youth development programs, and crisis counseling, offered by community-based organizations that are designed to prevent or ameliorate child abuse and neglect.  The programs funded under this subsection may be offered by a child welfare board established under Section 264.005, a local governmental board granted the powers and duties of a child welfare board under state law, a children's advocacy center established under Section 264.402, or other persons determined appropriate by the department.(a-1)  The department shall ensure that not less than 75 percent of the money appropriated for parenting education programs under Subsection (a) funds evidence-based programs or practices described by Section 265.151(b) and that the remainder of that money funds promising programs or practices described by Section 265.151(c) or evidence-informed programs or practices described by Section 265.151(d).(a-2)  The department shall actively seek and apply for any available federal funds to support parenting education programs provided under this section.(b)  The department shall place priority on programs that target children whose race or ethnicity is disproportionately represented in the child protective services system.(c)  The department shall periodically evaluate the evidence-based abuse and neglect prevention programs to determine the continued effectiveness of the programs.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.64, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 813), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.002(7), eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 452), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 265.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.0041. Collaboration With Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 265.0041.  COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  Subject to the availability of funds, the Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the department, shall enter into agreements with institutions of higher education to conduct efficacy reviews of any prevention and early intervention programs that have not previously been evaluated for effectiveness through a scientific research evaluation process.(b)  Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall collaborate with an institution of higher education to create and track indicators of child well-being to determine the effectiveness of prevention and early intervention services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 265.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.005. Strategic Plan

Sec. 265.005.  STRATEGIC PLAN.  (a)  The department shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan for prevention and early intervention services.  Not later than September 1 of the last fiscal year in each five-year period, the department shall issue a new strategic plan for the next five fiscal years beginning with the following fiscal year.(b)  A strategic plan required under this section must:(1)  identify methods to leverage other sources of funding or provide support for existing community-based prevention efforts;(2)  include a needs assessment that identifies programs to best target the needs of the highest risk populations and geographic areas;(3)  identify the goals and priorities for the department's overall prevention efforts;(4)  report the results of previous prevention efforts using available information in the plan;(5)  identify additional methods of measuring program effectiveness and results or outcomes;(6)  identify methods to collaborate with other state agencies on prevention efforts;(7)  identify specific strategies to implement the plan and to develop measures for reporting on the overall progress toward the plan's goals;(8)  identify strategies and goals for increasing the number of families receiving prevention and early intervention services each year, subject to the availability of funds, to reach targets set by the department for providing services to families that are eligible to receive services through parental education, family support, and community-based programs financed with federal, state, local, or private resources; and(9)  identify specific strategies to increase local capacity for the delivery of prevention and early intervention services through collaboration with communities and stakeholders.(c)  The department shall coordinate with interested parties and communities in developing the strategic plan under this section.(d)  The department shall annually update the strategic plan developed under this section.(e)  The department shall post the strategic plan developed under this section and any update to the plan on its Internet website.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2015.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 7.007, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 265.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.006. Prohibition on Use of Agency Name or Logo

Sec. 265.006.  PROHIBITION ON USE OF AGENCY NAME OR LOGO.  The department may not allow the use of the department's name or identifying logo or insignia on forms or other materials related to the department's prevention and early intervention services that are:(1)  provided by the department's contractors; or(2)  distributed by the department's contractors to the department's clients.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.14, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 265.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.007. Improving Provision of Prevention and Early Intervention Services

Sec. 265.007.  IMPROVING PROVISION OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.  (a)  To improve the effectiveness and delivery of prevention and early intervention services, the department shall:(1)  identify geographic areas that have a high need for prevention and early intervention services but do not have prevention and early intervention services available in the area or have only unevaluated prevention and early intervention services available in the area; and(2)  develop strategies for community partners to:(A)  improve the early recognition of child abuse or neglect;(B)  improve the reporting of child abuse and neglect; and(C)  reduce child fatalities.(b)  The department may not use data gathered under this section to identify a specific family or individual.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 265.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Section 265.008. Evaluation of Prevention and Early Intervention Services

Sec. 265.008.  EVALUATION OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.  (a)  The department may enter into agreements with institutions of higher education to conduct efficacy reviews of any prevention and early intervention services provided under this chapter that have not previously been evaluated for effectiveness in a research evaluation.  The efficacy review shall include, when possible, a cost-benefit analysis of the program to the state and, when applicable, the return on investment of the program to the state.(b)  The department may not enter into an agreement to conduct a program efficacy evaluation under this section unless:(1)  the agreement with the institution of higher education is cost neutral; and(2)  the department and institution of higher education conducting the evaluation under this section protect the identity of individuals who are receiving services from the department that are being evaluated.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 265.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter B. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs|Section 265.051. Definitions

Sec. 265.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Children's trust fund" means a child abuse and neglect primary prevention program.(2)  "Primary prevention" means services and activities available to the community at large or to families to prevent child abuse and neglect before it occurs.  The term includes infant mortality prevention education programs.(3)  "Operating fund" means the Department of Family and Protective Services child abuse and neglect prevention operating fund account.(4)  "State agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other state agency that:(A)  is in the executive branch of the state government;(B)  was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; and(C)  has statewide jurisdiction.(5)  "Trust fund" means the child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2015.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 265.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter B. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs|Section 265.052. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs

Sec. 265.052.  CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department shall operate the children's trust fund to:(1)  set policy, offer resources for community primary prevention programs, and provide information and education on prevention of child abuse and neglect;(2)  develop a state plan for expending funds for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs that includes an annual schedule of transfers of trust fund money to the operating fund;(3)  develop eligibility criteria for applicants requesting funding for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs; and(4)  establish funding priorities for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs.(b)  The children's trust fund shall accommodate the department's existing rules and policies in procuring, awarding, and monitoring contracts and grants.(c)  The department may:(1)  apply for and receive funds made available by the federal government or another public or private source for administering programs under this subchapter and for funding for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs; and(2)  solicit donations for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2015.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 265.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter B. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs|Section 265.053. Administrative and Other Costs

Sec. 265.053.  ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER COSTS.  (a)  Administrative costs under this subchapter during any fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the interest credited to the trust fund during the preceding fiscal year.(b)  Funds expended under a special project grant from a governmental source or a nongovernmental source for public education or public awareness may not be counted as administrative costs for the purposes of this section.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2015.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 265.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services|Subchapter B. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs|Section 265.054. Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Trust Fund Account

Sec. 265.054.  CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT.  (a)  The child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account is an account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the trust fund is dedicated to child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs.(b)  The department may transfer money contained in the trust fund to the operating fund at any time.  However, during a fiscal year the department may not transfer more than the amount appropriated for the operating fund for that fiscal year.  Money transferred to the operating fund that was originally deposited to the credit of the trust fund under Section 118.022, Local Government Code, may be used only for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs.(c)  Interest earned on the trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund.(d)  The trust fund is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.(e)  All marriage license fees and other fees collected for and deposited in the trust fund and interest earned on the trust fund balance shall be appropriated each biennium only to the operating fund for child abuse and neglect primary prevention programs.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2015.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|