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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to duties of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services to provide training regarding trauma-informed programs |
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and services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.015, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this section, including definitions of |
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"trauma" and "trauma-informed care," using a negotiated rulemaking |
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process under Chapter 2008, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the |
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commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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shall adopt rules in accordance with Section 264.015(d), Family |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |