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TX Fam Code § 234.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires|Subchapter A. Unified State Case Registry and Disbursement Unit|Section 234.012. Release of Information From State Case Registry

Sec. 234.012.  RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM STATE CASE REGISTRY.  Unless prohibited by a court in accordance with Section 105.006(c), the state case registry shall, on request and to the extent permitted by federal law, provide the information required under Sections 105.006 and 105.008 in any case included in the registry under Section 234.001(b) to:(1)  any party to the proceeding;(2)  an amicus attorney;(3)  an attorney ad litem;(4)  a friend of the court;(5)  a guardian ad litem;(6)  a domestic relations office;(7)  a prosecuting attorney or juvenile court acting in a proceeding under Title 3; or(8)  a governmental entity or court acting in a proceeding under Chapter 262.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 234.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires|Subchapter B. State Directory of New Hires|Section 234.101. Definitions

Sec. 234.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Employee" means an individual who is an employee within the meaning of Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3401(c)) or an independent contractor as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. The term includes a driver who logs in to the digital network of a transportation network company, as those terms are defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the driver is considered an independent contractor under Section 2402.114, Occupations Code, and an individual who logs in to or otherwise uses a technology platform to make deliveries for compensation. The term does not include an employee of a state agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions if the head of the agency has determined that reporting employee information under this subchapter could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence activity.(2)  "Employer" has the meaning given that term by Section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3401(d)) and includes a governmental entity and a labor organization, as that term is identified in Section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 152(5)), including an entity, also known as a "hiring hall," used by the labor organization and an employer to carry out requirements of an agreement between the organization and an employer described in Section 8(f)(3) of that Act (29 U.S.C. Section 158(f)(3)). The term includes a transportation network company, as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code, and a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.(3)  "Newly hired employee" means an employee who:(A)  has not previously been employed by or received earnings from the employer; or(B)  was previously employed by the employer but has been separated from that employment or has not received earnings from the employer for at least 60 consecutive days.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 355), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 446 (H.B. 458), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 234.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires|Subchapter B. State Directory of New Hires|Section 234.102. Operation of New Hire Directory

Sec. 234.102.  OPERATION OF NEW HIRE DIRECTORY.  In cooperation with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Title IV-D agency shall develop and operate a state directory to which employers in the state shall report each newly hired or rehired employee in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 653a.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 12, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 234.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires|Subchapter B. State Directory of New Hires|Section 234.103. Contracts and Cooperative Agreements

Sec. 234.103.  CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.  The Title IV-D agency may enter into cooperative agreements and contracts as necessary to create and operate the directory authorized under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 234.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires|Subchapter B. State Directory of New Hires|Section 234.104. Procedures

Sec. 234.104.  PROCEDURES.  The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures for reporting employee information and for operating a state directory of new hires meeting the requirements of federal law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 14, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 234.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires|Subchapter B. State Directory of New Hires|Section 234.105. Civil Penalty

Sec. 234.105.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  In addition to any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates a procedure adopted under Section 234.104 for reporting employee information may be liable for a civil penalty as permitted by Section 453A(d) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 653a).(b)  The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:(1)  $25 for each occurrence in which an employer fails to report an employee; or(2)  $500 for each occurrence in which the conduct described by Subdivision (1) is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and an employee to not supply a required report or to submit a false or incomplete report.(c)  The attorney general may sue to collect the civil penalty.  A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 261.002 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 261.002. Central Registry

Sec. 261.002.  CENTRAL REGISTRY.  (a)  The department shall establish and maintain a central registry of the names of individuals found by the department to have abused or neglected a child.(b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this section.  The rules shall:(1)  prohibit the department from making a finding of abuse or neglect against a person in a case in which the department is named managing conservator of a child who has a severe emotional disturbance only because the child's family is unable to obtain mental health services for the child;(2)  establish guidelines for reviewing the records in the registry and removing those records in which the department was named managing conservator of a child who has a severe emotional disturbance only because the child's family was unable to obtain mental health services for the child;(3)  require the department to remove a person's name from the central registry maintained under this section not later than the 10th business day after the date the department receives notice that a finding of abuse and neglect against the person is overturned in:(A)  an administrative review or an appeal of the review conducted under Section 261.309(c);(B)  a review or an appeal of the review conducted by the office of consumer affairs of the department; or(C)  a hearing or an appeal conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings; and(4)  require the department to update any relevant department files to reflect an overturned finding of abuse or neglect against a person not later than the 10th business day after the date the finding is overturned in a review, hearing, or appeal described by Subdivision (3).(c)  The department may enter into agreements with other states to allow for the exchange of reports of child abuse and neglect in other states' central registry systems.  The department shall use information obtained under this subsection in performing the background checks required under Section 42.056, Human Resources Code.  The department shall cooperate with federal agencies and shall provide information and reports of child abuse and neglect to the appropriate federal agency that maintains the national registry for child abuse and neglect, if a national registry exists.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.121, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (S.B. 1889), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 360 (H.B. 2849), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 261.003 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 261.003. Application to Students in School for Deaf or School for Blind and Visually Impaired

Sec. 261.003.  APPLICATION TO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL FOR DEAF OR SCHOOL FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.  This chapter applies to the investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of a student, without regard to the age of the student, in the Texas School for the Deaf or the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 261.004 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 261.004. Tracking of Recurrence of Child Abuse or Neglect Reports

Sec. 261.004.  TRACKING OF RECURRENCE OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORTS.  (a)  The department shall collect and monitor data regarding repeated reports of abuse or neglect:(1)  involving the same child, including reports of abuse or neglect of the child made while the child resided in other households and reports of abuse or neglect of the child by different alleged perpetrators made while the child resided in the same household; or(2)  by the same alleged perpetrator.(b)  In monitoring reports of abuse or neglect under Subsection (a), the department shall group together separate reports involving different children residing in the same household.(c)  The department shall consider any report collected under Subsection (a) involving any child or adult who is a part of a child's household when making case priority determinations or when conducting service or safety planning for the child or the child's family.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 261.005 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 261.005. Reference to Executive Commissioner or Commission

Sec. 261.005.  REFERENCE TO EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSION.  In this chapter:(1)  a reference to the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission means the commissioner of the department; and(2)  a reference to the Health and Human Services Commission means the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.Redesignated from Family Code, Section 261.004 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(12), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 261.102 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.102. Matters to Be Reported

Sec. 261.102.  MATTERS TO BE REPORTED.  A report should reflect the reporter's belief that a child has been or may be abused or neglected or has died of abuse or neglect.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 88, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 261.103 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.103. Report Made to Appropriate Agency

Sec. 261.103.  REPORT MADE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCY.(a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) and Section 261.405, a report shall be made to:(1)  any local or state law enforcement agency;(2)  the department; or(3)  the state agency that operates, licenses, certifies, or registers the facility in which the alleged abuse or neglect occurred.(b)  A report may be made to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department instead of the entities listed under Subsection (a) if the report is based on information provided by a child while under the supervision of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department concerning the child's alleged abuse of another child.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a report, other than a report under Subsection (a)(3) or Section 261.405, must be made to the department if the alleged or suspected abuse or neglect involves a person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 89, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 213 (H.B. 1970), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.123, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 80, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 261.104 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.104. Contents of Report

Sec. 261.104.  CONTENTS OF REPORT.  The person making a report shall identify, if known:(1)  the name and address of the child;(2)  the name and address of the person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child;  and(3)  any other pertinent information concerning the alleged or suspected abuse or neglect.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 90, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 261.1055 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.1055. Notification of District Attorneys

Sec. 261.1055.  NOTIFICATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.  (a)  A district attorney may inform the department that the district attorney wishes to receive notification of some or all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of children who were in the county at the time the report was made or who were in the county at the time of the alleged abuse or neglect.(b)  If the district attorney makes the notification under this section, the department shall, on receipt of a report of suspected abuse or neglect, immediately notify the district attorney as requested and the department shall forward a copy of the reports to the district attorney on request.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.125, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 261.106 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.106. Immunities

Sec. 261.106.  IMMUNITIES.  (a)  A person acting in good faith who reports or assists in the investigation of a report of alleged child abuse or neglect or who testifies or otherwise participates in a judicial proceeding arising from a report, petition, or investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.(b)  Immunity from civil and criminal liability extends to an authorized volunteer of the department or a law enforcement officer who participates at the request of the department in an investigation of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect or in an action arising from an investigation if the person was acting in good faith and in the scope of the person's responsibilities.(c)  A person who reports the person's own abuse or neglect of a child or who acts in bad faith or with malicious purpose in reporting alleged child abuse or neglect is not immune from civil or criminal liability.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 91, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 261.107 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.107. False Report; Criminal Penalty; Civil Penalty

Sec. 261.107.  FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to deceive, the person knowingly makes a report as provided in this chapter that is false.  An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted under this section, in which case the offense is a felony of the third degree.(b)  A finding by a court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that a report made under this chapter before or during the suit was false or lacking factual foundation may be grounds for the court to modify an order providing for possession of or access to the child who was the subject of the report by restricting further access to the child by the person who made the report.(c)  The appropriate county prosecuting attorney shall be responsible for the prosecution of an offense under this section.(d)  The court shall order a person who is convicted of an offense under Subsection (a) to pay any reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the person who was falsely accused of abuse or neglect in any proceeding relating to the false report.(e)  A person who engages in conduct described by Subsection (a) is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $1,000.  The attorney general shall bring an action to recover a civil penalty authorized by this subsection.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 92, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 68;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.14(a), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 261.108 (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 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities|Section 261.108. Frivolous Claims Against Person Reporting

Sec. 261.108.  FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS AGAINST PERSON REPORTING.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Claim" means an action or claim by a party, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff, requesting recovery of damages.(2)  "Defendant" means a party against whom a claim is made.(b)  A court shall award a defendant reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses related to the defense of a claim filed against the defendant for damages or other relief arising from reporting or assisting in the investigation of a report under this chapter or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting from the report if:(1)  the court finds that the claim is frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation because the defendant is immune from liability under Section 261.106;  and(2)  the claim is dismissed or judgment is rendered for the defendant.(c)  To recover under this section, the defendant must, at any time after the filing of a claim, file a written motion stating that:(1)  the claim is frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation because the defendant is immune from liability under Section 261.106;  and(2)  the defendant requests the court to award reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses related to the defense of the claim.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|