Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.057
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.057, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 137.057. OUTCOMES OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES.
Official statutory text
The commission shall ensure that a family support services program or practice provided under this subchapter achieves favorable behavioral outcomes in at least two of the following areas:
(1) improved cognitive development of children;
(2) increased readiness for and participation and performance in school;
(3) reduced child abuse, neglect, and injury;
(4) improved child safety;
(5) improved social-emotional development of children and youth;
(6) increased protective factors, including nurturing, bonding, and other parenting skills;
(7) improved family economic self-sufficiency;
(8) reduced parental or youth involvement with the criminal justice system; and
(9) increased paternal involvement and support.
(1) improved cognitive development of children;
(2) increased readiness for and participation and performance in school;
(3) reduced child abuse, neglect, and injury;
(4) improved child safety;
(5) improved social-emotional development of children and youth;
(6) increased protective factors, including nurturing, bonding, and other parenting skills;
(7) improved family economic self-sufficiency;
(8) reduced parental or youth involvement with the criminal justice system; and
(9) increased paternal involvement and support.
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