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Texas Family Code - Section 264.411. Eligibility For Contracts

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§ 264.411. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS.  (a) A public 
entity that operated as a center under this subchapter before 
November 1, 1995, or a nonprofit entity is eligible for a contract 
under Section 264.410 if the entity:
		(1)  has a signed memorandum of understanding as 
provided by Section 264.403;
		(2)  operates under the authority of a governing board 
as provided by Section 264.404;
		(3)  has a multidisciplinary team of persons involved 
in the investigation or prosecution of child abuse cases or the 
delivery of services as provided by Section 264.406;
		(4)  holds regularly scheduled case reviews as provided 
by Section 264.406; 
		(5)  operates in a neutral and physically separate 
space from the day-to-day operations of any public agency partner;
		(6)  has developed a method of statistical information 
gathering on children receiving services through the center and 
shares such statistical information with the statewide 
organization, the department, and the office of the attorney 
general when requested;
		(7)  has an in-house volunteer program;                                       
		(8)  employs an executive director who is answerable to 
the board of directors of the entity and who is not the exclusive 
salaried employee of any public agency partner;  and
		(9)  operates under a working protocol that includes a 
statement of:        
			(A)  the center's mission;                                                   
			(B)  each agency's role and commitment to the 
center;                      
			(C)  the type of cases to be handled by the center;                          
			(D)  the center's procedures for conducting case 
reviews and forensic interviews and for ensuring access to 
specialized medical and mental health services;  and
			(E)  the center's policies regarding 
confidentiality and conflict resolution.
	(b)  The statewide organization may waive the requirements 
specified in Subsection (a) if it determines that the waiver will 
not adversely affect the center's ability to carry out its duties 
under Section 264.405.  Any waiver that is granted must be 
identified in the written contract with the center.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, § 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 347, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 185, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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