85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1549, Chapter 822 Page: 2 of 37
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H.B. No. 1549
1 investigations involving the child or the individual alleged
to
2 have abused or neglected the child during the two years preceding
3 the date of the fatality and the results of the investigations;(5) whether
the department
offered
family-based
5 safety services or conservatorship services to the child or family;
(6) the types of abuse and neglect
alleged in the
7 reported investigations, if any; and
any trends
identified
in the investigations
9 contained in the report.
SECTION
2.
Section 261.301, Family Code,
is amended
11 adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(') In geographic
areas with demonstrated
need, the
13 department shall designate employees to serve specifically
as
14 investigators and responders for after-hours reports of child abuse
15 or neglect.SECTION 3.
17 amending
Subsection
Section 264.1075,
(b) and adding
Family
Code, is amended
Subsection
(c) to read
18 follows:
19 (b) As soon as possible after a child is placed in the20 managing
conservatorship
of the department
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assess
22 whether the child has a developmental or intellectual disability.
23 (c) If the assessment required by Subsection (b) indicates24 that the child might have
an intellectual
disability,
25 department shall ensure that a referral for a determination of
intellectual disability is made as soon as possible and that the
determination is conducted by an authorized provider before the2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1549, Chapter 822, legislative document, June 15, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049662/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.