Tex. Family Code § 264.159
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 264.159, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 264.159. DATA ACCESS AND STANDARDS GOVERNANCE COUNCIL.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall create a data access and standards governance council to develop protocols for the interoperable electronic transfer of data from single source continuum contractors to the department to allow the contractors to perform case management functions and additional contracted services by the department.
(b) The council shall develop protocols for the access, management, and security of case data that is electronically shared between a single source continuum contractor and the department.
(c) The council shall develop protocols for the access, management, and security of data shared with an independent entity retained to conduct the independent evaluations required under this subchapter. The protocols shall ensure the entity has full, unrestricted access to all relevant data necessary to perform an evaluation.
(d) The council consists of single source continuum contractors with active contracts and department employees who provide data, legal, information technology, and child protective services. The council shall meet at least quarterly during each calendar year.
(b) The council shall develop protocols for the access, management, and security of case data that is electronically shared between a single source continuum contractor and the department.
(c) The council shall develop protocols for the access, management, and security of data shared with an independent entity retained to conduct the independent evaluations required under this subchapter. The protocols shall ensure the entity has full, unrestricted access to all relevant data necessary to perform an evaluation.
(d) The council consists of single source continuum contractors with active contracts and department employees who provide data, legal, information technology, and child protective services. The council shall meet at least quarterly during each calendar year.
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