Tex. Family Code § 264.010
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 264.010, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 264.010. CHILD ABUSE PLAN; LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
Official statutory text
(a) Funds appropriated for protective services, child and family services, and the purchased service system for the department may only be spent on or after March 1, 1996, in a county that provides the department with a child abuse prevention and protection plan. If a plan is not submitted to the department under this section, the department shall document the county's failure to submit a plan and may spend appropriated funds in the county to carry out the department's duties under this subtitle.
(b) A child abuse prevention and protection plan may be submitted by the governing body of a county or of a regional council of governments in which the county is an active participant.
(c) The department may not require a child abuse prevention and protection plan to exceed five double-spaced letter-size pages. The county or council of governments may voluntarily provide a longer plan.
(d) A child abuse prevention and protection plan must:
(1) specify the manner of communication between entities who are parties to the plan, including the department, the commission, local law enforcement agencies, the county and district attorneys, members of the medical and social service community, foster parents, and child advocacy groups; and
(2) provide other information concerning the prevention and investigation of child abuse in the area for which the plan is adopted.
(b) A child abuse prevention and protection plan may be submitted by the governing body of a county or of a regional council of governments in which the county is an active participant.
(c) The department may not require a child abuse prevention and protection plan to exceed five double-spaced letter-size pages. The county or council of governments may voluntarily provide a longer plan.
(d) A child abuse prevention and protection plan must:
(1) specify the manner of communication between entities who are parties to the plan, including the department, the commission, local law enforcement agencies, the county and district attorneys, members of the medical and social service community, foster parents, and child advocacy groups; and
(2) provide other information concerning the prevention and investigation of child abuse in the area for which the plan is adopted.
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