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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evaluation of family-based safety services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 40.05811 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.05811. EVALUATION OF FAMILY-BASED SAFETY SERVICES. |
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(a) The department shall evaluate family-based safety services |
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programs to ensure that the services provided through the programs |
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are designed to allow children to safely remain in their homes or to |
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make it possible for children to return to their homes. The |
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evaluation must examine the process by which the department |
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develops intervention plans for families to ensure that |
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intervention plans are designed to deliver the services that will |
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provide children with a safe environment and reduce the risk of |
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future abuse or neglect. |
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(b) The commission shall make changes to family-based |
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safety services programs based on the evaluation under Subsection |
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(a). |
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(c) The department shall evaluate family-based safety |
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services programs under this section every five years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |