Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 203.014 · Chapter 203. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD AND DEPARTMENT
TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall establish a permanent, toll-free number for the purpose of receiving any information concerning the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children in the custody of the department or housed in a local probation facility.
(b) The department shall ensure that:
(1) the toll-free number is prominently displayed in each department facility and each local probation facility;
(2) children in the custody of the department or housed in a local probation facility and employees of the department and the facility have confidential access to telephones for the purpose of calling the toll-free number; and
(3) the toll-free number is in operation and answered by staff 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
(c) The office of inspector general shall operate the toll-free number required by Subsection (a) and the 24-hour incident reporting center and shall share the complaints received with the appropriate department entity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.203.htm
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