89R23681 RAL-F
 
  By: Hull, et al. H.B. No. 2070
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2070:
 
  By:  Manuel C.S.H.B. No. 2070
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child
  abuse or neglect registry.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 261.002, Family Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  The department may not add to the central registry
  maintained under this section the name of an individual found by the
  department to have abused or neglected a child unless:
               (1)  a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final
  order in a civil, criminal, or juvenile proceeding in which the
  court finds the individual abused or neglected the child; or
               (2)  the individual:
                     (A)  is found to have abused or neglected a child
  in a child-care facility or family home, as defined by Section
  42.002, Human Resources Code;
                     (B)  is found to have abused or neglected a child
  in a public or private school;
                     (C)  is found to have engaged in reportable
  conduct that requires the individual's inclusion in the interagency
  reportable conduct search engine results under Chapter 810, Health
  and Safety Code; or
                     (D)  is found to have abused or neglected a child
  while the child is in the conservatorship of the department.
         SECTION 2.  Section 261.002(a-1), Family Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to a finding that an individual abused or
  neglected a child made by the Department of Family and Protective
  Services on or after the effective date of this Act.  A finding made
  by the department before that date is governed by the law in effect
  on the date the finding was made, and the former law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.