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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the child fatality review team |
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committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 264.502(b) and (c), Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The members of the committee who serve under Subsections |
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(a)(1) through (3) shall select the following additional committee |
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members: |
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(1) a criminal prosecutor involved in prosecuting |
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crimes against children; |
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(2) a sheriff; |
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(3) a justice of the peace; |
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(4) a medical examiner; |
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(5) a police chief; |
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(6) a pediatrician experienced in diagnosing and |
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treating child abuse and neglect; |
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(7) a child educator; |
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(8) a child mental health provider; |
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(9) a public health professional; |
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(10) a child protective services specialist; |
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(11) a sudden infant death syndrome family service |
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provider; |
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(12) a neonatologist; |
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(13) a child advocate; |
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(14) a chief juvenile probation officer; |
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(15) a child abuse prevention specialist; |
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(16) a representative of the Department of Public |
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Safety; [and] |
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(17) a representative of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation; |
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(18) an emergency medical services provider; and |
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(19) a provider of services to, or advocate for, |
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victims of family violence. |
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(c) Members of the committee selected under Subsection (b) |
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serve three-year terms with the terms of [five or] six or seven |
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members, as appropriate, expiring February 1 each year. |
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SECTION 2. The members of the child fatality review team |
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committee under Section 264.502(a), Family Code, responsible for |
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selecting the additional members of the committee required by |
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Section 264.502(b), Family Code, as amended by this Act, shall make |
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those appointments not later than November 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |