Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services

Section 40.001. Definitions - Sec. 40.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 40.002. Department of Family and Protective Services; General Duties of Department - Sec. 40.002. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; GENERAL DUTIES...

Section 40.0025. Agency Functions - Sec. 40.0025. AGENCY FUNCTIONS. (a) In this section, "function" includes...

Section 40.0026. References in Law Meaning Department - Sec. 40.0026. REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING DEPARTMENT. In this code...

Section 40.0027. References in Law Meaning Commissioner or Designee - Sec. 40.0027. REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING COMMISSIONER OR DESIGNEE. In...

Section 40.003. Sunset Provision - Sec. 40.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Department of Family and Protective...

Section 40.004. Public Interest Information and Public Access - Sec. 40.004. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS. (a) The...

Section 40.0041. Complaint Process - Sec. 40.0041. COMPLAINT PROCESS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 40.005. Confidentiality of Information - Sec. 40.005. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 40.006. Application of Other Laws - Sec. 40.006. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. (a) The department is...

Section 40.007. Reporting Requirement; Professional Fees - Sec. 40.007. REPORTING REQUIREMENT; PROFESSIONAL FEES. (a) The department shall...

Section 40.008. Program Accessibility - Sec. 40.008. PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY. The department shall comply with federal...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 40.021. Family and Protective Services Council - Sec. 40.021. FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COUNCIL. (a) The Family...

Section 40.022. Appointments - Sec. 40.022. APPOINTMENTS. (a) Appointments to the council shall be...

Section 40.023. Training Program for Council Members - Sec. 40.023. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. (a) A person...

Section 40.024. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 40.024. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the council serve...

Section 40.025. Reimbursement for Expenses - Sec. 40.025. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. A council member may not...

Section 40.026. Presiding Officer; Other Officers; Meetings - Sec. 40.026. PRESIDING OFFICER; OTHER OFFICERS; MEETINGS. (a) The governor...

Section 40.027. Commissioner - Sec. 40.027. COMMISSIONER. (a) The governor, with the advice and...

Section 40.030. Advisory Committees - Sec. 40.030. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's...

Section 40.0315. Investigation Unit for Adult Protective Services - Sec. 40.0315. INVESTIGATION UNIT FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. (a) The...

Section 40.032. Personnel - Sec. 40.032. PERSONNEL. (a) The department may employ personnel necessary...

Section 40.0321. Salary Supplementation by County or Municipality - Sec. 40.0321. SALARY SUPPLEMENTATION BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. (a) A...

Section 40.0322. Qualifications for Adult Protective Services Personnel; Recruitment - Sec. 40.0322. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PERSONNEL; RECRUITMENT. (a)...

Section 40.0323. Coordination Regarding Recruitment for and Curriculum of Certain Certificate or Degree Programs - Sec. 40.0323. COORDINATION REGARDING RECRUITMENT FOR AND CURRICULUM OF CERTAIN...

Section 40.0325. Study of Caseworker Education Reimbursement - Sec. 40.0325. STUDY OF CASEWORKER EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT. (a) The department...

Section 40.0326. Recruitment of Caseworkers - Sec. 40.0326. RECRUITMENT OF CASEWORKERS. When recruiting child protective services...

Section 40.033. Merit System - Sec. 40.033. MERIT SYSTEM. (a) Subject to rules adopted by...

Section 40.034. Prohibited Activities by Former Officers or Employees - Sec. 40.034. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY FORMER OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES. (a)...

Section 40.035. Training Program for Adult Protective Services; Continuing Education - Sec. 40.035. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CONTINUING EDUCATION....

Section 40.036. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Training - Sec. 40.036. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA TRAINING. (a) In this...

Section 40.037. Training Program for Child Protective Services Managers - Sec. 40.037. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES MANAGERS. (a)...

Section 40.038. Secondary Trauma Support for Caseworkers - Sec. 40.038. SECONDARY TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR CASEWORKERS. (a) In this...

Section 40.039. Review of Records Retention Policy - Sec. 40.039. REVIEW OF RECORDS RETENTION POLICY. The department shall...

Section 40.040. Case Management Vendor Quality Oversight and Assurance Division; Monitoring of Contract Adherence - Sec. 40.040. CASE MANAGEMENT VENDOR QUALITY OVERSIGHT AND ASSURANCE DIVISION;...

Section 40.041. Office of Data Analytics - Sec. 40.041. OFFICE OF DATA ANALYTICS. The department shall create...

Section 40.042. Investigations of Child Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation - Sec. 40.042. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION. (a)...

Section 40.043. Child Safety and Runaway Prevention Procedures - Sec. 40.043. CHILD SAFETY AND RUNAWAY PREVENTION PROCEDURES. The commissioner...

Section 40.045. Efficiency Audit - Sec. 40.045. EFFICIENCY AUDIT. (a) For purposes of this section,...

Subchapter C. General Functions of Department

Section 40.0505. Divisions of Department - Sec. 40.0505. DIVISIONS OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The commissioner shall establish...

Section 40.051. Strategic Plan for Department - Sec. 40.051. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT. The department shall develop...

Section 40.0512. Continuity of Services; Information Sharing - Sec. 40.0512. CONTINUITY OF SERVICES; INFORMATION SHARING. The department shall...

Section 40.0515. Quality Assurance Program for Adult Protective Services; Quarterly Reports - Sec. 40.0515. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES; QUARTERLY...

Section 40.0516. Collection of Data; Annual Report - Sec. 40.0516. COLLECTION OF DATA; ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The department...

Section 40.0521. Rules Regarding Domestic Violence - Sec. 40.0521. RULES REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (a) The executive commissioner...

Section 40.0522. Community Education and Training Relating to Child Abuse or Neglect - Sec. 40.0522. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE...

Section 40.0524. Multidisciplinary Teams - Sec. 40.0524. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. (a) In a jurisdiction for which...

Section 40.0526. Building Community Partnerships to Support Children and Families - Sec. 40.0526. BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES....

Section 40.0527. Public Awareness - Sec. 40.0527. PUBLIC AWARENESS. (a) Subject to the availability of...

Section 40.05275. Business Plan for Child Protective Services - Sec. 40.05275. BUSINESS PLAN FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. (a) The...

Section 40.0528. Goals for Business Plan for Child Protective Services; Reporting Caseload Information - Sec. 40.0528. GOALS FOR BUSINESS PLAN FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES;...

Section 40.0529. Caseload Management - Sec. 40.0529. CASELOAD MANAGEMENT. (a) Subject to a specific appropriation...

Section 40.05291. Electronic Case Management System - Sec. 40.05291. ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) The department shall...

Section 40.053. Duty to Perform Other Functions - Sec. 40.053. DUTY TO PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS. The department shall...

Section 40.054. Access to Criminal History - Sec. 40.054. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY. Subject to the availability...

Section 40.055. Legislative Appropriation Request - Sec. 40.055. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION REQUEST. The department shall submit any...

Section 40.056. Use of Funds - Sec. 40.056. USE OF FUNDS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision...

Section 40.0564. Department Funds - Sec. 40.0564. DEPARTMENT FUNDS. All money paid to the department...

Section 40.057. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 40.057. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The department may accept a...

Section 40.058. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 40.058. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. (a) The department may enter...

Section 40.0581. Performance Measures for Certain Service Provider Contracts - Sec. 40.0581. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR CERTAIN SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS. (a)...

Section 40.0582. Quality Contracting Framework - Sec. 40.0582. QUALITY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK. (a) The department shall monitor...

Section 40.0583. State Auditor Review of Contracts - Sec. 40.0583. STATE AUDITOR REVIEW OF CONTRACTS. The state auditor...

Section 40.059. Fees - Sec. 40.059. FEES. The executive commissioner by rule may set...

Section 40.060. Indemnification for Legal Expenses - Sec. 40.060. INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES. If a present or...

Section 40.061. Immunity - Sec. 40.061. IMMUNITY. (a) A department employee, a member of...

Section 40.062. Exemption From Certain Costs and Fees - Sec. 40.062. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN COSTS AND FEES. The department...

Section 40.063. Exceptions From Certain Provisions of Administrative Procedure Act - Sec. 40.063. EXCEPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT....

Section 40.064. Interagency Cooperation and Exchange of Information - Sec. 40.064. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. (a) The...

Section 40.065. Communications Officer; Plan - Sec. 40.065. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER; PLAN. (a) The department shall designate...

Section 40.066. Cooperation With State Office of Administrative Hearings - Sec. 40.066. COOPERATION WITH STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. (a)...

Section 40.067. Delivery of Services in Areas Bordering United Mexican States - Sec. 40.067. DELIVERY OF SERVICES IN AREAS BORDERING UNITED MEXICAN...

Section 40.068. Local Accounts - Sec. 40.068. LOCAL ACCOUNTS. (a) The department may establish and...

Section 40.070. Support Services for Certain Families - Sec. 40.070. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CERTAIN FAMILIES. (a) If the...

Section 40.071. Drug-Endangered Child Initiative - Sec. 40.071. DRUG-ENDANGERED CHILD INITIATIVE. The department shall establish a...

Section 40.072. Duty to Report; Department Records - Sec. 40.072. DUTY TO REPORT; DEPARTMENT RECORDS. (a) To the...

Section 40.075. Protective Orders - Sec. 40.075. PROTECTIVE ORDERS. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...

Section 40.080. Strategic Plan to Implement Federal Law Regarding Specified Settings for Placement of Foster Children - Sec. 40.080. STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPLEMENT FEDERAL LAW REGARDING SPECIFIED...

Section 40.081. Implementation of Federal Law - Sec. 40.081. IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL LAW. (a) In furtherance of...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services

Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services