Sec. 40.030. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may appoint advisory committees in accordance with Chapter 2110, Government Code.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules, in compliance with Chapter 2110, Government Code, regarding the purpose, structure, and use of advisory committees by the department. The rules may include provisions governing:
(1) an advisory committee's size and quorum requirements;
(2) qualifications for membership of an advisory committee, including:
(A) requirements relating to experience and geographic representation; and
(B) requirements for the department to include as members of advisory committees youth who have aged out of foster care and parents who have successfully completed family service plans and whose children were returned to the parents, as applicable;
(3) appointment procedures for an advisory committee;
(4) terms for advisory committee members; and
(5) compliance with Chapter 551, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.78, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 70, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 40.021. Family and Protective Services Council
Section 40.023. Training Program for Council Members
Section 40.024. Terms; Vacancy
Section 40.025. Reimbursement for Expenses
Section 40.026. Presiding Officer; Other Officers; Meetings
Section 40.030. Advisory Committees
Section 40.0315. Investigation Unit for Adult Protective Services
Section 40.0321. Salary Supplementation by County or Municipality
Section 40.0322. Qualifications for Adult Protective Services Personnel; Recruitment
Section 40.0325. Study of Caseworker Education Reimbursement
Section 40.0326. Recruitment of Caseworkers
Section 40.034. Prohibited Activities by Former Officers or Employees
Section 40.035. Training Program for Adult Protective Services; Continuing Education
Section 40.036. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Training
Section 40.037. Training Program for Child Protective Services Managers
Section 40.038. Secondary Trauma Support for Caseworkers
Section 40.039. Review of Records Retention Policy
Section 40.041. Office of Data Analytics
Section 40.042. Investigations of Child Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Section 40.043. Child Safety and Runaway Prevention Procedures