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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of county child 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 Subsection (h) to read as |
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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) Not later than December 1 of each year, each county |
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child welfare board shall submit a report to the department that |
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includes: |
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(1) the amount and source of funds received by the |
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board during the board's preceding fiscal year; and |
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(2) the amount and source of funds expended by the |
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board during the board's preceding fiscal year, including a |
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description of the purpose of each expenditure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |