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Amend CSSB 6 in Article 1 of the bill by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTION to the article and renumbering
subsequent SECTIONS of the article accordingly:
SECTION 1.___. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 40.072 to read as follows:
Sec. 40.072. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LOCAL OVERSIGHT
COUNCIL PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The executive commissioner by rule
shall develop and the department shall implement a pilot program to
create child protective services local oversight council in Bexar
County.
(b) The executive commissioner and the department shall
provide for the appointment of council members so that the council
is an effective multidisciplinary team. The council must include:
(1) the director of the child protective services
region that includes Bexar County;
(2) local judges;
(3) representatives of local law enforcement and human
services agencies;
(4) community leaders;
(5) child protective services division staff members;
and
(6) a director of a local public health region or
district that includes Bexar County.
(c) The council shall:
(1) review local child protective services matters,
including:
(A) local fiscal and personnel decisions;
(B) case management services; and
(C) community relations development;
(2) recommend to the director of the child protective
services region policies designed to:
(A) address local concerns regarding child abuse
and neglect; and
(B) provide more efficient and effective service
delivery in Bexar County; and
(3) review the implementation of policies recommended
by the council under Subdivision (2).
(d) Not later than January 1, 2007, the department shall
submit to the legislature a report concerning the effectiveness of
the pilot program in reducing the incidence of child abuse and
neglect in Bexar County.
(e) This section expires and the council is abolished
September 1, 2007.