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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to law enforcement agency investigations of certain |
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reports of child abuse or neglect. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 261, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 261.317 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 261.317. LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING |
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REMOVAL OF CHILD. If a child who is the subject of a report of abuse |
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or neglect is removed from the child's home, the department shall |
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notify the local law enforcement agency of the removal and the local |
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law enforcement agency shall conduct its own investigation of the |
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report of abuse or neglect. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |