Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0522

This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0522, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.

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§ 40.0522. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.

Official statutory text

(a) The department shall assure the availability of community education programs designed to improve participation of the general public in preventing, identifying, and treating cases of child abuse or neglect, including parent education programs.

(b) The department shall assure that training concerning child abuse or neglect is available to professionals who are required by law to report, investigate, or litigate those cases.

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