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House Bill 1685 |
House Author: Dukes et al. |
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Effective: 6-17-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 1685 amends the Family Code to establish the Interagency Coordinating Council for Building Healthy Families, to exist until September 1, 2007. The council is charged with facilitating communication and collaboration concerning policies for the prevention of and early intervention in child abuse and neglect among certain state agencies. The bill provides for the council's composition and requires the council to meet at least quarterly. The council is required to submit to the legislature and legislative leadership, not later than June 1, 2006, an inventory of the child abuse and neglect prevention and early intervention policies, programs, and activities of each agency represented on the council and, not later than December 1, 2006, a report of the council's recommendations for improving coordination and collaboration of child abuse and neglect prevention and early intervention programs among state agencies.