83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 44, Chapter 1142 Page: 1 of 8
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CHAPTER 1142 S.B. No. 44
1 AN ACT
2 relating to maintaining and reporting certain information
3 regarding certain child abuse or neglect cases and the provision of
4 mental health services for children in those cases.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Section 261.001, Family Code, is amended by
7 adding Subdivision (9) to read as follows:
8 (9) "Severe emotional disturbance" means a mental,
9 behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result
10 in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or
11 limits a person's role or ability to function in family, school, or
12 community activities.
13 SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 261.004, Family Code, is
14 amended to read as follows:
15 (b) The department shall report the following information:16 (1) the number of initial phone calls received by the
17 department alleging abuse and neglect;
18 (2) the number of children reported to the department
19 as having been abused and neglected;
20 (3) the number of reports received by the department
21 alleging abuse or neglect and assigned by the department for
22 investigation;
23 (4) of the children to whom Subdivision (2) applies:
24 (A) the number for whom the report was1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 44, Chapter 1142, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth438657/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.