Amend CSSB 359 by adding the following appropriately
numbered section and renumbering the sections of the bill
accordingly:
      SECTION __.  Subchapter A, Chapter 261, Family Code, is
amended by adding Sections 261.004 and 261.005 to read as follows:
      Sec. 261.004.  STATISTICS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN.
The department shall prepare and disseminate statistics relating to
the department's activities under this subtitle and include in an
annual report available to the public the following information:
            (1)  the number of initial phone calls received by the
department alleging abuse and neglect;
            (2)  the outcome of initial investigations by the
department detailing the number of calls for which an initial
investigation is made; and
            (3)  the number of cases pursued by the department in
each stage of the judicial process, including civil and criminal
proceedings and the results of each proceeding.
      Sec. 261.005.  ANNUAL COUNTY DATA REPORTS.  (a)  Each county
shall report to the department not later than December 1 of each
year the following information:
            (1)  the number of children reported to the county
during the preceding year as having been abused or neglected;
            (2)  of the children to whom Subdivision (1) applies:
                  (A)  the number for whom the report was
substantiated;
                  (B)  the number for whom the report was
unsubstantiated; and
                  (C)  the number for whom the report was
determined to be false;
            (3)  of the children to whom Subdivision (2) applies:
                  (A)  the number who did not receive services
during the preceding year under a state or federal program;
                  (B)  the number who received services during the
preceding year under a state or federal program; and
                  (C)  the number who were removed from the child's
home during the preceding year;
            (4)  the number of families that received preventative
services from the county during the preceding year;
            (5)  the number of children who died in the county
during the preceding year as a result of child abuse or neglect;
            (6)  of the children to whom Subdivision (5) applies,
the number who were in foster care at the time of death;
            (7)  the number of child protective services workers in
the county responsible for report intake and screening during the
preceding year;
            (8)  the response time by the appropriate agency with
respect to conducting an initial investigation of a report of child
abuse or neglect in the county;
            (9)  the response time by the appropriate agency with
respect to providing services to families and children in the
county for whom an allegation of abuse or neglect has been made;
            (10)  the number of child protective services workers
in the county responsible for intake, assessment, and investigation
of child abuse and neglect reports during the preceding year
compared to the number of reports investigated during the year
before the preceding year;
            (11)  the number of children in the county who were
returned to their families or who received family preservation
services and who, before the fifth anniversary of the date of
return or receipt, were the victims of substantiated reports of
child abuse or neglect, including abuse or neglect resulting in the
death of the child; and
            (12)  the number of children in the county for whom a
person was appointed by the court to represent the best interests
of the child and the average number of out-of-court contacts
between the person and the child.
      (b)  The department shall summarize all reports received
under this section from a county and compile the information in a
report to be submitted to the general public not later than
February 1 of each year.