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TX Hum Res Code § 40.0527 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0527. Public Awareness

Sec. 40.0527.  PUBLIC AWARENESS.  (a)  Subject to the availability of funds, the executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement a statewide public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities.(b)  The department may use mass communications media, the Internet, publications, or other means of public education in conducting the campaign.(c)  A public awareness strategy implemented for the program must include:(1)  the provision of information on the incidence and types of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities; and(2)  practices that can reduce the incidences of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities in this state.(d)  The department shall enlist the support and assistance of civic, philanthropic, and public service organizations in the performance of the duties imposed under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.201, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.05275 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.05275. Business Plan for Child Protective Services

Sec. 40.05275.  BUSINESS PLAN FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.  (a)  The department shall develop and implement a business plan for the child protective services program to prioritize the department's activities and resources to improve the program.(b)  The department shall coordinate with the department's regional staff in developing the business plan under this section.(c)  The business plan developed under this section must include:(1)  long-term and short-term performance goals;(2)  identification of priority projects and ongoing initiatives that are clearly linked to established goals; and(3)  a statement of staff expectations that includes identification of:(A)  the person or team responsible for each project;(B)  the specific tasks and deliverables expected;(C)  the resources needed to accomplish each project;(D)  a time frame for the completion of each deliverable and project; and(E)  the expected outcome for each project and the method and procedure for measuring the outcome to ensure effective evaluation for each project.(d)  Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit the business plan developed under this section to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over child protection issues.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.36, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0528 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0528. Goals for Business Plan for Child Protective Services; Reporting Caseload Information

Sec. 40.0528.  GOALS FOR BUSINESS PLAN FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; REPORTING CASELOAD INFORMATION.  (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.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.87, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 75, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(53), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.37, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.38, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0529 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0529. Caseload Management

Sec. 40.0529.  CASELOAD MANAGEMENT.  (a)  Subject to a specific appropriation for that purpose, the department shall develop and implement a caseload management system for child protective services caseworkers and managers that:(1)  ensures equity in the distribution of workload, based on the complexity of each case;(2)  calculates caseloads based on the number of individual caseworkers who are available to handle cases;(3)  includes geographic case assignment in areas with concentrated high risk populations, to ensure that an adequate number of caseworkers and managers with expertise and specialized training are available;(4)  includes a plan to deploy master investigators in anticipation of emergency shortages of personnel; and(5)  anticipates vacancies in caseworker positions in areas of the state with high caseworker turnover to ensure the timely hiring of new caseworkers in those areas.(b)  In calculating the caseworker caseload under Subsection (a)(2), the department shall consider at least the following:(1)  caseworkers who are on extended leave;(2)  caseworkers who worked hours beyond a normal work week; and(3)  caseworkers who are on a reduced workload.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (c).
TX Hum Res Code § 40.05291 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.05291. Electronic Case Management System

Sec. 40.05291.  ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.  (a)  The department shall develop a plan to eliminate the department's use of paper case files and fully transition to an electronic case management system.(b)  The department shall implement a fully electronic case management system not later than September 1, 2023.(c)  This section expires September 1, 2025.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 16, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.053 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.053. Duty to Perform Other Functions

Sec. 40.053.  DUTY TO PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS.  The department shall perform other functions as required by law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.054 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.054. Access to Criminal History

Sec. 40.054.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY.  Subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the legislature, the department is entitled to obtain any criminal history information from records maintained by:(1)  the Department of Public Safety, as prescribed by Section 411.114, Government Code;(2)  another law enforcement agency in this state, subject to the same procedures and limitations prescribed by Section 411.114, Government Code, as applicable;  or(3)  federal agencies, as provided by federal law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.055 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.055. Legislative Appropriation Request

Sec. 40.055.  LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION REQUEST.  The department shall submit any legislative appropriation request to the commission for comment and for incorporation into the commission's consolidated health and human services budget recommendation.  The legislative appropriation request must comply with state priorities and federal requirements.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.056 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.056. Use of Funds

Sec. 40.056.  USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may extend the scope of its programs to the extent necessary to ensure that federal matching funds are available, if the department determines that the extension of scope is feasible and within the limits of appropriated funds.(b)  The department may accept, spend, and transfer federal and state funds appropriated for programs authorized by federal law.  The department may accept, spend, and transfer funds received from any source, including a county, municipality, or public or private agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0564 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0564. Department Funds

Sec. 40.0564.  DEPARTMENT FUNDS.  All money paid to the department under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.057 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.057. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 40.057.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The department may accept a gift or grant from a public or private source to perform any of the department's powers or duties.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0581 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0581. Performance Measures for Certain Service Provider Contracts

Sec. 40.0581.  PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR CERTAIN SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS.  (a)  The commission, in collaboration with the department, shall contract with a vendor or enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education to develop, in coordination with the department, performance quality metrics for family-based safety services and post-adoption support services providers.  The quality metrics must be included in each contract with those providers.(b)  Each provider whose contract with the commission to provide department services includes the quality metrics developed under Subsection (a) must prepare and submit to the department a report each calendar quarter regarding the provider's performance based on the quality metrics.(c)  The commissioner shall compile a summary of all reports prepared and submitted to the department by family-based safety services providers as required by Subsection (b) and distribute the summary to appropriate family-based safety services caseworkers and child protective services region management once each calendar quarter.(d)  The commissioner shall compile a summary of all reports prepared and submitted to the department by post-adoption support services providers as required by Subsection (b) and distribute the summary to appropriate conservatorship and adoption caseworkers and child protective services region management.(e)  The department shall make the summaries prepared under Subsections (c) and (d) available to families that are receiving family-based safety services and to adoptive families.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 26(3), eff. June 14, 2021.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 28(a), eff. September 1, 2017.Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 11(a), eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 10.002, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 26(3), eff. June 14, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 858 (S.B. 910), Sec. 2(2), eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0582 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0582. Quality Contracting Framework

Sec. 40.0582.  QUALITY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK.  (a)  The department shall monitor and coordinate with general residential operations providing treatment services to children or young adults with emotional disorders to maintain and improve the quality of residential child-care services purchased by the department.(b)  In implementing the requirements of Subsection (a), the department shall consider any information the department determines relevant to assess the ability of a contractor or potential contractor to provide quality residential child-care services, including:(1)  the strength of the operational plan and all required components of the operational plan described by Section 42.252;(2)  the regulatory history of the contractor; and(3)  the history of the contractor on satisfying the performance measures developed under Section 40.058.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 394 (S.B. 781), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.0583 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.0583. State Auditor Review of Contracts

Sec. 40.0583.  STATE AUDITOR REVIEW OF CONTRACTS.  The state auditor shall annually review the department's performance-based contracts to determine whether the department is properly enforcing contract provisions with providers and to provide recommendations for improving department oversight and execution of contracts.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.059 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.059. Fees

Sec. 40.059.  FEES.  The executive commissioner by rule may set and the department may collect appropriate fees in the administration and delivery of services.|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. 4.202, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.060 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.060. Indemnification for Legal Expenses

Sec. 40.060.  INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES.  If a present or former employee of the department who is or was involved in activities relating to the protection of children or elderly persons or persons with disabilities is criminally prosecuted for conduct involving the person's misfeasance or nonfeasance in the course and scope of the person's employment and is found not guilty after a trial or appeal or if the complaint or indictment is dismissed without a plea of guilty or nolo contendere being entered, the department may indemnify the person or the person's estate for the reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defense of the prosecution up to a maximum of $10,000.|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. 4.203, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.061 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.061. Immunity

Sec. 40.061.  IMMUNITY.  (a)  A department employee, a member of a multidisciplinary team established under Section 40.0524, or an authorized department volunteer who performs a departmental duty or responsibility is immune from civil or criminal liability for any act or omission that relates to the duty or responsibility if the person acted in good faith and within the scope of the person's authority.(b)  In this section, "volunteer" means a person who:(1)  renders services for or on behalf of the department under the supervision of a department employee;  and(2)  does not receive compensation that exceeds the authorized expenses the person incurs in rendering those services.(c)  This section does not provide immunity to a department employee who, in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which child abuse is alleged or that arises out of a child abuse investigation, in a criminal prosecution for an offense in which child abuse is an element, or in the preparation of the suit or prosecution:(1)  commits or attempts to commit perjury;(2)  fabricates or attempts to fabricate evidence;(3)  knowingly conceals or intentionally withholds information that would establish that a person alleged to have committed child abuse did not commit child abuse;  or(4)  violates state or federal law in the investigation or prosecution of the suit.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 157, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.062 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.062. Exemption From Certain Costs and Fees

Sec. 40.062.  EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN COSTS AND FEES.  The department is not required to pay any cost or fee otherwise imposed for court proceedings or other services, including a:(1)  filing fee or fee for issuance or service of process imposed by Section 110.002, Family Code, or by Section 51.319, Government Code;(2)  transfer fee imposed by Section 110.002 or 110.005, Family Code;(3)  judge's fee imposed by Section 25.0008 or 25.0029, Government Code;(4)  cost or security fee imposed by Section 53.051, 53.052, 1053.051, or 1053.052, Estates Code; or(5)  fee imposed by a county officer under Section 118.011 or 118.052, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 9.001(g), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 733, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.204, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 4.07, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.063 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.063. Exceptions From Certain Provisions of Administrative Procedure Act

Sec. 40.063.  EXCEPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.  Section 2001.038 and Subchapters C through H, Chapter 2001, Government Code, do not apply to the granting, payment, denial, or withdrawal of financial or medical assistance or benefits under a service program of the department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 40.064 (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 C. General Functions of Department|Section 40.064. Interagency Cooperation and Exchange of Information

Sec. 40.064.  INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.  (a)  The department may execute a memorandum of understanding with another state agency to facilitate the implementation of a program or the delivery of a service that the department is required by law to implement or deliver.(b)  The department may establish procedures to exchange with another state agency or governmental entity information that is necessary for the department or the agency or entity to properly execute its respective duties and responsibilities.  An exchange of information does not affect whether the information is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|