Sec. 265.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(2) "Division" means the prevention and early intervention services division within the department.
(3) "Prevention and early intervention services" means programs intended to provide early intervention or prevent at-risk behaviors that lead to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and dropping out of school.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 489, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 662), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services
Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services
Section 265.002. Prevention and Early Intervention Services Division
Section 265.003. Consolidation of Programs
Section 265.004. Use of Evidence-Based Programs for At-Risk Families
Section 265.0041. Collaboration With Institutions of Higher Education
Section 265.005. Strategic Plan
Section 265.006. Prohibition on Use of Agency Name or Logo
Section 265.007. Improving Provision of Prevention and Early Intervention Services
Section 265.008. Evaluation of Prevention and Early Intervention Services