Sec. 40.042. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION. (a) In this section, "child-care facility" includes a facility, licensed or unlicensed child-care facility, family home, residential child-care facility, employer-based day-care facility, or shelter day-care facility, as those terms are defined in Chapter 42.
(b) For all investigations of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation conducted by the child protective services division of the department, the department shall adopt the definitions of abuse, neglect, and exploitation provided in Section 261.001, Family Code.
(c) The department shall establish standardized policies to be used during investigations.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 8
(d) The commissioner shall establish units within the child protective services division of the department to specialize in investigating allegations of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation occurring at a child-care facility.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 26
(d) The commissioner shall establish units within the child protective services division of the department to specialize in investigating allegations of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation occurring at a child-care facility.
(e) The department may require that investigators who specialize in allegations of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation occurring at child-care facilities receive ongoing training on the minimum licensing standards for any facilities that are applicable to the investigator's specialization.
(f) After an investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation occurring at a child-care facility, the department shall provide the state agency responsible for regulating the facility with access to any information relating to the department's investigation. Providing access to confidential information under this subsection does not constitute a waiver of confidentiality.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 8
(g) The executive commissioner or the commissioner of the department, as appropriate, may adopt rules to implement this section.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 26
(g) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 26(a), eff. September 1, 2017.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 8(a), 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