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Senate Bill 1154 |
Senate Author: Uresti |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: McClendon |
Senate Bill 1154 amends the Family Code to establish a task force to develop a strategy to reduce child abuse and neglect and improve child welfare. The bill provides for the appointment and qualifications of members and sets out provisions relating to the administration of the task force. The bill requires the task force to identify all existing programs in Texas relating to reducing child abuse and neglect or improving child welfare and, of the programs identified, those that receive state money. The bill requires the task force to establish a strategy for reducing child abuse and neglect and for improving child welfare in Texas and sets out the duties required of the task force in establishing that strategy. The bill establishes the duties of certain state agencies required to support the task force and requires the task force to consult with employees of those agencies and authorizes the task force to consult with certain private foundations to accomplish the task force's responsibilities. The bill requires the task force to review the funding strategies for the task force and develop proposals for expanding the sources of funds, authorizes the task force to accept gifts and grants, and establishes the child abuse reduction task force account as an account in the general revenue fund.