Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
Section 265.154. Reports to Legislature

Sec. 265.154. REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall prepare and submit a report on state-funded prevention and early intervention programs and practices to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over child protective services.
(b) A report submitted under this section must include:
(1) a description of the prevention and early intervention programs and practices implemented and of the models associated with the programs and practices;
(2) information on the families served by the programs and practices, including the number of families served and their demographic information;
(3) the goals and achieved outcomes of the implemented programs and practices;
(4) information on the cost for each family served, including any available third-party return-on-investment analysis; and
(5) information explaining the percentage of money spent on evidence-based programs and practices, on promising programs and practices, and on evidence-informed programs and practices.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
Redesignated from Family Code, Section 265.104 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(9), eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 452), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.

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