Texas Statutes
Article 42.141. Battering Intervention and Prevention Program
Section 4. Duties of the Nonprofit Organization

Sec. 4. DUTIES OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. The nonprofit organization with which the division contracts under Section 3(1) shall:
(1) assist the division in developing and issuing requests for proposals for the programs and the educational campaign;
(2) assist the division in reviewing the submitted proposals and making recommendations for proposals to be selected for funding;
(3) develop and monitor the project in cooperation with the division;
(4) provide technical assistance to programs to:
(A) develop appropriate services for batterers;
(B) train staff;
(C) improve coordination with shelter centers, the criminal justice system, the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and other appropriate officials and support services;
(D) implement the community educational campaign; and
(E) participate in project administered program evaluation and research activities;
(5) provide technical assistance to the division to:
(A) develop and implement standards for selection of programs for inclusion in the project; and
(B) develop standards for selection of the community educational campaign described in Section 6 of this article;
(6) submit an annual written report to the division and to the legislature with recommendations for continuation, elimination, or changes in the project;
(7) evaluate the programs and the community educational campaign, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the project and the level of public awareness relating to family violence; and
(8) assist the division in developing program guidelines and in accrediting programs and providers providing battering intervention and prevention services as conforming to those guidelines.