Sec. 40.021. FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COUNCIL. (a) The Family and Protective Services Council is created to assist the commissioner in developing rules and policies for the department.
(b) The council is composed of nine members of the public appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. To be eligible for appointment to the council, a person must have demonstrated an interest in and knowledge of problems and available services related to the functions of the department.
(c) The council shall study and make recommendations to the executive commissioner and the commissioner regarding the management and operation of the department, including policies and rules governing the delivery of services to persons who are served by the department and the rights and duties of persons who are served or regulated by the department.
(d) Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to the council.
(e) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the council.
(f) A majority of the members of the council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(g) One of the members of the council under Subsection (b) must be a person who was a child in the foster care system. If after conducting a search, the governor determines that no qualified individual under this subsection is available, the governor may appoint another person qualified under Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 175 (H.B. 404), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.23(c)(1), eff. September 1, 2016.
Text of section effective until September 01, 2016
Last modified: September 28, 2016