Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 40.0522 · Subchapter C. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall assure the availability of community education programs designed to improve participation of the general public in preventing, identifying, and treating cases of child abuse or neglect, including parent education programs.
(b) The department shall assure that training concerning child abuse or neglect is available to professionals who are required by law to report, investigate, or litigate those cases.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.40.htm
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