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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an office of data analytics in the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 40.041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.041. OFFICE OF DATA ANALYTICS. The department |
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shall create an office of data analytics. The office shall report |
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to the deputy commissioner and may perform any of the following |
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functions, as determined by the department: |
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(1) monitor management trends; |
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(2) analyze employee exit surveys and interviews; |
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(3) evaluate the effectiveness of employee retention |
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efforts, including merit pay; |
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(4) create and manage a system for handling employee |
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complaints submitted by the employee outside of an employee's |
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direct chain of command, including anonymous complaints; |
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(5) monitor and provide reports to department |
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management personnel on: |
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(A) employee complaint data and trends in |
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employee complaints; |
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(B) compliance with annual department |
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performance evaluation requirements; and |
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(C) the department's use of positive performance |
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levels for employees; |
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(6) track employee tenure and internal employee |
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transfers within both the child protective services division and |
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the department; |
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(7) use data analytics to predict workforce shortages |
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and identify areas of the department with high rates of employee |
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turnover, and develop a process to inform the deputy commissioner |
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and other appropriate staff regarding the office's findings; |
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(8) create and monitor reports on key metrics of |
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agency performance; |
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(9) analyze available data, including data on employee |
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training, for historical and predictive department trends; and |
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(10) conduct any other data analysis the department |
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determines to be appropriate for improving performance, meeting the |
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department's current business needs, or fulfilling the powers and |
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duties of the department. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as possible after the effective date of |
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this Act, the commissioner of the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services shall establish the office of data analytics |
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required by Section 40.041, Human Resources Code, as added by this |
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Act. The commissioner and the executive commissioner of the Health |
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and Human Services Commission shall transfer appropriate staff as |
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necessary to conduct the duties of the office. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 497 passed the Senate on |
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March 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 497 passed the House on |
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May 21, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 9, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |