Amend CSSB 6, in Article 1 of the bill, by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering the 
SECTIONS in that article accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  (a)  Section 261.302, Family Code, is amended 
by amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsections (f), 
(g), and (h) to read as follows:
	(a)  The investigation may include:                                            
		(1)  a visit to the child's home, unless the alleged 
abuse or neglect can be confirmed or [clearly] ruled out without a 
home visit; and
		(2)  an interview with and examination of the subject 
child, only if the investigating agency suspects or has reason to 
suspect the child has been psychologically, emotionally, or 
sexually abused [which may include a medical, psychological, or 
psychiatric examination].
	(e)  An interview with a child conducted by the department or 
another person under the direction of the department, other than a 
law enforcement agency investigator, [alleged to be a victim of 
physical abuse or sexual abuse] shall be audiotaped or videotaped 
during the investigative stage [unless the investigating agency 
determines that good cause exists for not audiotaping or 
videotaping the interview in accordance with rules of the agency.  
Good cause may include, but is not limited to, such considerations 
as the age of the child and the nature and seriousness of the 
allegations under investigation.  Nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed as prohibiting the investigating agency from 
audiotaping or videotaping an interview of a child on any case for 
which such audiotaping or videotaping is not required under this 
subsection].  The department or other entity shall preserve a 
recording of each initial telephone call by a person reporting 
abuse or neglect of a child.  The department shall record and 
preserve all interviews and documents pertaining to an 
investigation, including original notes.  The fact that the 
investigating agency failed to audiotape or videotape an interview 
is admissible at the trial of the offense that is the subject of the 
interview.
	(f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), an investigation 
that includes an examination of the subject child or any other child 
in the home as authorized by Subsections (a)(2) and (c) may not 
include a medical, psychological, or psychiatric examination of the 
child unless:
		(1)  the child's parent, conservator, or legal guardian 
consents in writing to the examination; or
		(2)  a court orders the examination.                                   
	(g)  If during the investigation a representative of a law 
enforcement agency is not present and the department investigator 
believes that a child needs emergency medical attention before a 
law enforcement agency representative could arrive, the 
investigator may call for assistance from emergency medical 
services personnel, as defined by Section 773.003, Health and 
Safety Code.  Emergency medical services personnel may examine and 
provide emergency medical services to the child, but the department 
may not conduct any other medical, psychological, or psychiatric 
examination of the child, unless the examination is permitted under 
Subsection (f).
	(h)  This section may not be construed to limit the authority 
of a law enforcement agency to perform the agency's duties under any 
other law.
	(b)  Section 261.302, Family Code, as amended by this 
article, applies only to an investigation of an allegation of child 
abuse or neglect initiated on or after the effective date of this 
Act.  An investigation of an allegation of child abuse or neglect 
initiated before the effective date of this Act is governed by the 
law in effect on the date the investigation was initiated, and the 
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.