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TX Hum Res Code § 40.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.008. Program Accessibility

Sec. 40.008.  PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY.  The department shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.  The department shall also prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the department's programs and services.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.021. Family and Protective Services Council

Sec. 40.021.  FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COUNCIL.  (a) The Family and Protective Services Council is created to assist the commissioner in developing rules and policies for the department.(b)  The council is composed of nine members of the public appointed by the governor.  In making appointments to the council, the governor shall consider persons who have a demonstrated knowledge of the department and the health and human services system in general, including former department employees, court-appointed special advocates, foster care providers, and employees of child advocacy centers.(c)  The council shall study and make recommendations to the commissioner regarding the management and operation of the department, including policies and rules governing the delivery of services to persons who are served by the department, the rights and duties of persons who are served or regulated by the department, and the consolidation of the provision of administrative support services as provided by Section 531.00553, Government Code.  The council may not develop policies or rules relating to administrative support services provided by the commission for the department.(d)  Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to the council.(e)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the council.(f)  A majority of the members of the council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.022. Appointments

Sec. 40.022.  APPOINTMENTS.  (a)  Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.(b)  Appointments to the council shall be made so that each geographic area of the state is represented on the council. Notwithstanding Subsection (a), appointments to the council must reflect the ethnic diversity of this state.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.023. Training Program for Council Members

Sec. 40.023.  TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.  (a)  A person who is appointed as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the council until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide information to the member regarding:(1)  the legislation that created the department and the council;(2)  the programs operated by the department;(3)  the role and functions of the department and the council, including detailed information regarding the advisory responsibilities of the council;(4)  the role of the commission and the responsibilities of the commission in relation to the department;(5)  the rules of the department, with an emphasis on rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;(6)  the current budget for the department;(7)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;(8)  the requirements of the:(A)  open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;(B)  public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and(C)  administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;(9)  the requirements of the conflict-of-interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and(10)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commissioner or the Texas Ethics Commission.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.024. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 40.024.  TERMS; VACANCY.  (a)  Members of the council serve for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  A member of the council may not serve more than two consecutive full terms as a council member.(c)  A vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.025. Reimbursement for Expenses

Sec. 40.025.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.  A council member may not receive compensation for service as a member of the council but is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the council as provided by the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.026. Presiding Officer; Other Officers; Meetings

Sec. 40.026.  PRESIDING OFFICER; OTHER OFFICERS; MEETINGS. (a) The governor shall designate a member of the council as the presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.(b)  The members of the council shall elect any other necessary officers.(c)  The council shall meet quarterly and at other times at the call of the presiding officer. The council may hold meetings in different areas of the state.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.027. Commissioner

Sec. 40.027.  COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner.  The commissioner is to be selected according to education, training, experience, and demonstrated ability.(b)  The commissioner serves a term of two years.(c)  The commissioner shall:(1)  act as the department's chief administrative officer;(2)  oversee the development and implementation of policies and guidelines needed for the administration of the department's functions;(3)  oversee the development of rules relating to the matters within the department's jurisdiction, including the delivery of services to persons and the rights and duties of persons who are served or regulated by the department; and(4)  serve as a liaison between the department and commission.(d)  The commissioner shall administer this chapter and other laws relating to the department.(e)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall adopt rules and policies for the operation of and the provision of services by the department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.188, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.030. Advisory Committees

Sec. 40.030.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may appoint advisory committees in accordance with Chapter 2110, Government Code.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt rules, in compliance with Chapter 2110, Government Code, regarding the purpose, structure, and use of advisory committees by the department.  The rules may include provisions governing:(1)  an advisory committee's size and quorum requirements;(2)  qualifications for membership of an advisory committee, including:(A)  requirements relating to experience and geographic representation; and(B)  requirements for the department to include as members of advisory committees youth who have aged out of foster care and parents who have successfully completed family service plans and whose children were returned to the parents, as applicable;(3)  appointment procedures for an advisory committee;(4)  terms for advisory committee members; and(5)  compliance with Chapter 551, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.78, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 70, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.0315. Investigation Unit for Adult Protective Services

Sec. 40.0315.  INVESTIGATION UNIT FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.  (a)  The adult protective services division of the department shall maintain an investigation unit to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities reported to the division.(b)  An investigator in the unit shall determine whether an elderly person or person with a disability who is the subject of a report made under Section 48.051(a) may have suffered from abuse, neglect, or exploitation as a result of the criminal conduct of another person.  If the investigator determines that criminal conduct may have occurred, the investigator shall immediately notify:(1)  the commission's office of inspector general if the person with a disability who is the subject of the report resides in a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center; and(2)  the appropriate law enforcement agency, unless the law enforcement agency reported the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 24, eff. June 11, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (S.B. 221), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.189, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.032. Personnel

Sec. 40.032.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The department may employ personnel necessary to administer the department's duties.(b)  The department shall develop an intradepartmental career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees within the department.  The program shall require the intradepartmental posting of all positions concurrently with any public posting.(c)  The department shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks.  All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.(d)  The department shall provide to the department's employees, as often as is necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.(e)  The department shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that comply with Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the department's workforce that meets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions adopted under those laws, rules, and regulations;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the department's workforce of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions adopted under those laws, rules, and regulations encourage a more equitable balance; and(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.(f)  The policy statement required under Subsection (e) shall:(1)  be filed with the governor's office;(2)  cover an annual period;(3)  be updated at least annually; and(4)  be reviewed by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division for compliance with Subsection (e)(1).(g)  The governor's office shall develop and deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information submitted under Subsection (f).  The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.190, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.0321. Salary Supplementation by County or Municipality

Sec. 40.0321.  SALARY SUPPLEMENTATION BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A county or municipality may supplement, from its own funds, the salary of a department employee whose duties include providing services as part of, or relating to, the provision of child protective services and adult protective services by the department.(b)  A department employee who has worked in the same position for the department in a different region is not eligible for a salary supplement under Subsection (a) for a minimum of six months after assuming the position in the new region.(c)  Section 659.020, Government Code, does not apply to the supplement authorized by this section.(d)  The department may not require a salary supplement as a condition for creating or maintaining a position in the region.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.191, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.0322. Qualifications for Adult Protective Services Personnel; Recruitment

Sec. 40.0322.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PERSONNEL; RECRUITMENT.  (a)  In hiring department employees whose duties include providing services as part of, or relating to, the provision of adult protective services directly to an elderly person or person with a disability, the commissioner shall ensure that the department hires, as often as possible, persons with professional credentials related to adult protective services, including persons who are licensed master social workers, as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code, or licensed professional counselors.(b)  Subject to the availability of funds, the executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement a recruiting program designed to attract and retain for employment in the adult protective services division persons with professional credentials described by Subsection (a).(c)  Subject to the availability of funds, the executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement an incentive program to encourage each department employee whose duties include the duties described by Subsection (a) to obtain professional credentials described by that subsection if the employee does not have those credentials.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.192, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0323 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.0323. Coordination Regarding Recruitment for and Curriculum of Certain Certificate or Degree Programs

Sec. 40.0323.  COORDINATION REGARDING RECRUITMENT FOR AND CURRICULUM OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE PROGRAMS.  Subject to the availability of funds, the department and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board jointly shall develop strategies to:(1)  promote certificate or degree programs in the fields of social work and psychology to individuals enrolled in or admitted to institutions of higher education in this state; and(2)  ensure that persons receiving a certificate or degree, including a graduate degree, in social work or psychology from an institution of higher education in this state have the knowledge and skills regarding protective services that are provided directly to elderly persons or persons with disabilities and necessary for successful employment by the adult protective services division of the department.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.193, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.0325. Study of Caseworker Education Reimbursement

Sec. 40.0325.  STUDY OF CASEWORKER EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT.  (a)  The department shall study the effect that providing reimbursement for certain educational expenses would have on recruiting and retaining qualified child protective services caseworkers.  The study must include a comparative analysis of the cost of training new caseworkers and the benefits of having an experienced caseworker staff with the cost of providing reimbursement for educational expenses.(b)  In determining the cost of reimbursing caseworkers for educational expenses, the department shall consider reimbursing caseworkers for tuition, academic fees, and other academic expenses the caseworker paid to an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, while the caseworker was enrolled in a bachelor's degree or advanced degree program in an academic program that the department determines provides necessary training for child protective services caseworkers.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(113), eff. June 17, 2011.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(113), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.0326. Recruitment of Caseworkers

Sec. 40.0326.  RECRUITMENT OF CASEWORKERS.  When recruiting child protective services caseworkers, the department shall target its recruitment efforts toward individuals who hold a bachelor's degree or advanced degree in at least one of the following academic areas:(1)  social work;(2)  counseling;(3)  early childhood education;(4)  psychology;(5)  criminal justice;(6)  elementary or secondary education;(7)  sociology; or(8)  human services.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 40.033. Merit System

Sec. 40.033.  MERIT SYSTEM.  (a)  Subject to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department may establish a merit system for its employees.(b)  The merit system may be maintained in conjunction with other state agencies that are required by federal law to operate under a merit system.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.194, eff. April 2, 2015.|