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TX Fam Code § 264.004 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 264.004. Allocation of State Funds

Sec. 264.004.  ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS.  (a)  The department shall establish a method of allocating state funds for children's protective services programs that encourages and rewards the contribution of funds or services from all persons, including local governmental entities.(b)  Except as provided by this subsection, if a contribution of funds or services is made to support a children's protective services program in a particular county, the department shall use the contribution to benefit that program.  The department may use the contribution for another purpose only if the commissioners court of the county gives the department written permission.(c)  The department may use state and federal funds to provide benefits or services to children and families who are otherwise eligible for the benefits or services, including foster care, adoption assistance, medical assistance, family reunification services, and other child protective services and related benefits without regard to the immigration status of the child or the child's family.(d)  The Health and Human Services Commission may use money appropriated from the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code, to establish, maintain, and operate facilities to provide care and recovery and to ensure the general well-being of children and youth who are victims of an offense of trafficking of persons as defined by Article 56B.003, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 264.005 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 264.005. County Child Welfare Boards

Sec. 264.005.  COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARDS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may appoint a child welfare board for the county.  The commissioners court and the department shall determine the size of the board and the qualifications of its members.  However, a board must have not less than seven and not more than 15 members, and the members must be residents of the county.  The members shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioners court and may be removed by the court for just cause.  The members serve without compensation.(b)  With the approval of the department, two or more counties may establish a joint child welfare board if that action is found to be more practical in accomplishing the purposes of this chapter.  A board representing more than one county has the same powers as a board representing a single county and is subject to the same conditions and liabilities.(c)  The members of a county child welfare board shall select a presiding officer and shall perform the duties required by the commissioners court and the department to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.(d)  A county child welfare board is an entity of the department for purposes of providing coordinated state and local public welfare services for children and their families and for the coordinated use of federal, state, and local funds for these services.  The child welfare board shall work with the commissioners court.(e)  A county child welfare board is a governmental unit for the purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(f)  A county child protective services board member may receive information that is confidential under Section 40.005, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.201 when the board member is acting in the member's official capacity.(g)  A child welfare board may conduct a closed meeting under Section 551.101, Government Code, to discuss, consider, or act on a matter that is confidential under Section 40.005, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.201.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 264.006 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 264.006. County Funds

Sec. 264.006.  COUNTY FUNDS.  The commissioners court of a county may appropriate funds from its general fund or any other fund for the administration of its county child welfare board.  The court may provide for services to and support of children in need of protection and care without regard to the immigration status of the child or the child's family.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 264.008 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 264.008. Child Welfare Service Fund

Sec. 264.008.  CHILD WELFARE SERVICE FUND.  The child welfare service fund is a special fund in the state treasury.  The fund shall be used to administer the child welfare services provided by the department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.009 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.009. Legal Representation of Department

Sec. 264.009.  LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), (c), or (f), in any action under this code, the department shall be represented in court by the county attorney of the county where the action is brought, unless the district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county elects to provide representation.(b)  If the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney is unable to represent the department in an action under this code because of a conflict of interest or because special circumstances exist, the attorney general shall represent the department in the action.(c)  If the attorney general is unable to represent the department in an action under this code, the attorney general shall deputize an attorney who has contracted with the department under Subsection (d) or an attorney employed by the department under Subsection (e) to represent the department in the action.(d)  Subject to the approval of the attorney general, the department may contract with a private attorney to represent the department in an action under this code.(e)  The department may employ attorneys to represent the department in an action under this code.(f)  In a county with a population of 2.8 million or more, in an action under this code, the department shall be represented in court by the attorney who represents the state in civil cases in the district or county court of the county where the action is brought.  If such attorney is unable to represent the department in an action under this code because of a conflict of interest or because special circumstances exist, the attorney general shall represent the department in the action.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 116, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 91, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 264.0091 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.0091. Use of Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing Technology

Sec. 264.0091.  USE OF TELECONFERENCING AND VIDEOCONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY.  Subject to the availability of funds, the department, in cooperation with district and county courts, shall expand the use of teleconferencing and videoconferencing to facilitate participation by medical experts, children, and other individuals in court proceedings, including children for whom the department or a licensed child-placing agency has been appointed managing conservator and who are committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.43, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (H.B. 1629), Sec. 12, eff. May 23, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.184, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.010 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.010. Child Abuse Plan; Limitation on Expenditure of Funds

Sec. 264.010.  CHILD ABUSE PLAN;  LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.  (a)  Funds appropriated for protective services, child and family services, and the purchased service system for the department may only be spent on or after March 1, 1996, in a county that provides the department with a child abuse prevention and protection plan.  If a plan is not submitted to the department under this section, the department shall document the county's failure to submit a plan and may spend appropriated funds in the county to carry out the department's duties under this subtitle.(b)  A child abuse prevention and protection plan may be submitted by the governing body of a county or of a regional council of governments in which the county is an active participant.(c)  The department may not require a child abuse prevention and protection plan to exceed five double-spaced letter-size pages.  The county or council of governments may voluntarily provide a longer plan.(d)  A child abuse prevention and protection plan must:(1)  specify the manner of communication between entities who are parties to the plan, including the department, the commission, local law enforcement agencies, the county and district attorneys, members of the medical and social service community, foster parents, and child advocacy groups; and(2)  provide other information concerning the prevention and investigation of child abuse in the area for which the plan is adopted.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 943, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.185, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.011 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.011. Local Accounts

Sec. 264.011.  LOCAL ACCOUNTS.  (a)  The department may establish and maintain local bank or savings accounts for a child who is under the managing conservatorship of the department as necessary to administer funds received in trust for or on behalf of the child.(b)  Funds maintained in an account under this section may be used by the department to support the child, including for the payment of foster care expenses, or may be paid to a person providing care for the child.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 264.0111 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.0111. Money Earned by Child

Sec. 264.0111.  MONEY EARNED BY CHILD.  (a)  A child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and who has been placed by the department in a residential child-care facility as defined by Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, is entitled to keep any money earned by the child during the time of the child's placement.(b)  The child may deposit the money earned by the child in a bank or savings account subject to the sole management and control of the child as provided by Section 34.305, Finance Code.  The child is the sole and absolute owner of the deposit account.(c)  If a child earns money as described by this section and is returned to the child's parent or guardian, the child's parent or guardian may not interfere with the child's authority to control, transfer, draft on, or make a withdrawal from the account.(d)  In this section, a reference to money earned by a child includes any interest that accrues on the money.(e)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 964, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.186, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.0121 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.0121. Notice to Legislators of Foster Child's Death

Sec. 264.0121.  NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF FOSTER CHILD'S DEATH.  Not later than the fifth day after the date the department is notified of the death of a child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator, the department shall provide the information described by Section 261.203(a) for the child to the state senators and state representatives who represent:(1)  the county in which the child's placement at the time of the child's death was located; and(2)  the county in which a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the child is pending.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 722 (H.B. 1309), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.013 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.013. Exchange of Information With Other States

Sec. 264.013.  EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH OTHER STATES.  Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall enter into agreements with other states to allow for the exchange of information relating to a child for whom the department is or was the managing conservator.  The information may include the child's health passport and education passport.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.44, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 264.0145 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.0145. Release of Case Record

Sec. 264.0145.  RELEASE OF CASE RECORD.  (a)  In this section, "case record" means those files, reports, records, communications, audio recordings, video recordings, or working papers under the custody and control of the department that are collected, developed, or used:(1)  in a child abuse or neglect investigation; or(2)  in providing services as a result of an investigation, including substitute care services for a child.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish guidelines that prioritize requests to release case records, including those made by an adult previously in the department's managing conservatorship.(c)  The department is not required to release a copy of the case record except as provided by law and department rule.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (H.B. 3234), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1069 (H.B. 3259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.187, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.015 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.015. Training

Sec. 264.015.  TRAINING.  (a)  The department shall include training in trauma-informed programs and services in any training the department provides to foster parents, adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, department caseworkers, and department supervisors.  The department shall pay for the training provided under this subsection with gifts, donations, and grants and any federal money available through the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-351).  The department shall annually evaluate the effectiveness of the training provided under this subsection to ensure progress toward a trauma-informed system of care.(b)  The department shall require department caseworkers and department supervisors to complete an annual refresher training course in trauma-informed programs and services.(c)  To the extent that resources are available, the department shall assist the following entities in developing training in trauma-informed programs and services and in locating money and other resources to assist the entities in providing trauma-informed programs and services:(1)  court-appointed special advocate programs;(2)  children's advocacy centers;(3)  local community mental health centers created under Section 534.001, Health and Safety Code; and(4)  domestic violence shelters.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 371 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 264.019 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 264.019. Collection and Reporting of Alcohol and Controlled Substance Statistics

Sec. 264.019.  COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE STATISTICS.  (a)  The department shall collect the following information and update the department's automated case tracking and information management system to allow caseworkers to record:(1)  the number of children reported to the department who at birth tested positive for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance;(2)  the controlled substances for which the children described by Subdivision (1) tested positive;(3)  the number of children described by Subdivision (1) who were removed from their homes and have been diagnosed as having a disability or chronic medical condition resulting from the presence of alcohol or controlled substances; and(4)  the number of parents who test positive for the presence of a controlled substance during a department investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of the parent's child.(b)  Not later than November 1 of each year, the department shall:(1)  prepare for the preceding year a report containing:(A)  the information collected under Subsection (a); and(B)  the data collected under Section 531.02143, Government Code;(2)  post a copy of the report prepared under Subdivision (1) on the department's Internet website; and(3)  electronically submit to the legislature a copy of the report.(c)  The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.(d)  The department is required to implement this section in a state fiscal biennium only if the commissioner of the department determines that the legislature has specifically appropriated an amount sufficient to update the department's automated case tracking and information management system.  If the commissioner of the department does not make that determination, the department shall implement this section not later than the date of the department's next update of the automated case tracking and information management system.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 417 (S.B. 195), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1015 (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 B. Foster Care|Section 264.1015. Liability of Child's Estate for Foster Care

Sec. 264.1015.  LIABILITY OF CHILD'S ESTATE FOR FOSTER CARE.  (a)  The cost of foster care provided for a child, including medical care, is an obligation of the estate of the child and the estate is liable to the department for the cost of the care.(b)  The department may take action to recover from the estate of the child the cost of foster care for the child.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 264.102 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.102. County Contracts

Sec. 264.102.  COUNTY CONTRACTS.  (a)  The department may contract with a county commissioners court to administer the funds authorized by this subchapter for eligible children in the county and may require county participation.(b)  The payments provided by this subchapter do not abrogate the responsibility of a county to provide child welfare services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.103 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.103. Direct Payments

Sec. 264.103.  DIRECT PAYMENTS.  The department may make direct payments for foster care to a foster parent residing in a county with which the department does not have a contract authorized by Section 264.102.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.104 (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 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.104. Parent or Guardian Liability

Sec. 264.104.  PARENT OR GUARDIAN LIABILITY.  (a)  The parent or guardian of a child is liable to the state or to the county for a payment made by the state or county for foster care of a child under this subchapter.(b)  The cost of foster care for a child, including medical care, is a legal obligation of the child's parents, and the estate of a parent of the child is liable to the department for payment of the costs.(c)  The funds collected by the state under this section shall be used by the department for child welfare services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|