Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0561
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0561, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 42.0561. INFORMATION RELATING TO FAMILY VIOLENCE REPORTS.
Official statutory text
Before a child-placing agency may issue a verification certificate for an agency foster home, the child-placing agency must obtain information relating to each family violence report at the applicant's residence to which a law enforcement agency responded during the 12 months preceding the date of the application. The applicant shall provide the information on a form prescribed by the department.
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