Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.255
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.255, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 137.255. OUTCOMES.
Official statutory text
The commission shall ensure that a home visiting program achieves favorable outcomes in at least two of the following areas:
(1) improved maternal or child health outcomes;
(2) improved cognitive development of children;
(3) increased school readiness of children;
(4) reduced child abuse, neglect, and injury;
(5) improved child safety;
(6) improved social-emotional development of children;
(7) improved parenting skills, including nurturing and bonding;
(8) improved family economic self-sufficiency;
(9) reduced parental involvement with the criminal justice system; and
(10) increased father involvement and support.
(1) improved maternal or child health outcomes;
(2) improved cognitive development of children;
(3) increased school readiness of children;
(4) reduced child abuse, neglect, and injury;
(5) improved child safety;
(6) improved social-emotional development of children;
(7) improved parenting skills, including nurturing and bonding;
(8) improved family economic self-sufficiency;
(9) reduced parental involvement with the criminal justice system; and
(10) increased father involvement and support.
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