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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain duties of county child welfare boards and of the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services regarding county child |
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welfare boards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.005, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsections (h), (i), and (j) to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) A county child welfare [protective services] board |
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member may receive information that is confidential under Section |
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40.005, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.201 when the board |
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member is acting in the member's official capacity. |
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(h) The department: |
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(1) shall identify staff to collaborate with county |
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child welfare boards to: |
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(A) coordinate efforts between the department |
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and the boards in the provision of services; and |
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(B) maximize the resources of the department and |
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each board; |
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(2) may collect publicly available financial |
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information prepared by a county child welfare board for |
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distribution to the county commissioners court; and |
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(3) shall create and make available on the |
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department's Internet website a standardized form for each county |
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child welfare board to report: |
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(A) the amount and source of public funds |
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received by the board during the board's preceding fiscal year; and |
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(B) the amount and source of public funds |
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expended by the board during the board's preceding fiscal year, |
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including a description of the purpose of the expenditures. |
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(i) Not later than November 1 of each year, each county |
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child welfare board shall report the information described by |
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Subsection (h)(3) on the form created under that subdivision to: |
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(1) the department; and |
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(2) the commissioners court for the county or counties |
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in which the board operates. |
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(j) Notwithstanding Subsection (i), not later than January |
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1, 2020, each county child welfare board shall submit the initial |
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report required by this section. This subsection expires November |
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1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. The Department of Family and Protective Services |
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shall create and distribute the form required by Section |
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264.005(h), Family Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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November 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |