Texas Statutes
Article 42.141. Battering Intervention and Prevention Program
Section 3. Duties of the Division

Sec. 3. DUTIES OF THE DIVISION. The division shall:
(1) contract with a nonprofit organization that for the five-year period before the date on which a contract is to be signed has been involved in providing to shelter centers, law enforcement agencies, and the legal community statewide advocacy and technical assistance relating to family violence, with the contract requiring the nonprofit organization to perform the duties described in Section (4) of this article;
(2) seek the input of the statewide nonprofit organization described in Subdivision (1) in the development of standards for selection of programs for inclusion in the project and the review of proposals submitted by programs;
(3) issue requests for proposals for the programs and an educational campaign not later than January 1, 1990;
(4) award contracts for programs that are operated by nonprofit organizations and that take into consideration:
(A) a balanced geographical distribution of urban, rural, and suburban models; and
(B) the presence of a responsive law enforcement climate in the community;
(5) develop and monitor the project in cooperation with the nonprofit organization described by Subdivision (1);
(6) monitor the development of a community educational campaign in cooperation with the nonprofit organization described by Subdivision (1);
(7) assist the nonprofit organization described by Subdivision (1) in designing program evaluations and research activities;
(8) facilitate training of probation officers and other criminal justice professionals by the nonprofit organization described by Subdivision (1) and by programs;
(9) seek the assistance of the nonprofit organization described by Subdivision (1) in developing program guidelines and in accrediting programs and providers providing battering intervention and prevention services as conforming to those guidelines; and
(10) before adopting program guidelines under Section 4A:
(A) notify the licensing authorities described by Chapters 152, 501, 502, 503, and 505, Occupations Code, that the division is considering adopting program guidelines; and
(B) invite the licensing authorities to comment on the program guidelines.