Tex. Fam. Code § 264.606 · Subchapter G. COURT-APPOINTED VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE PROGRAMS
CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF CONTRACTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The statewide organization with which the commission contracts under Section 264.603 shall consider the following in awarding a contract under Section 264.602:
(1) the volunteer advocate program's eligibility for and use of funds from local, state, or federal governmental sources, philanthropic organizations, and other sources;
(2) community support for the volunteer advocate program as indicated by financial contributions from civic organizations, individuals, and other community resources;
(3) whether the volunteer advocate program provides services that encourage the permanent placement of children through reunification with their families or timely placement with an adoptive family; and
(4) whether the volunteer advocate program has the endorsement and cooperation of the local juvenile court system.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 354), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm
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