Texas § 261.3016 TRAINING OF PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

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§ 261.3016 — TRAINING OF PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Texas § 261.3016

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Bluebook

Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 261.3016 (2026).

Text

Sec. 261.3016. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. The department shall develop, in cooperation with local law enforcement officials and the Commission on State Emergency Communications, a training program for department personnel who receive reports of abuse and neglect. The training program must include information on:

(1)the proper methods of screening reports of abuse and neglect; and

(2)ways to determine the seriousness of a report, including determining whether a report alleges circumstances that could result in the death of or serious harm to a child or whether the report is less serious in nature.

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Sec. 261.3016. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. The department shall develop, in cooperation with local law enforcement officials and the Commission on State Emergency Communications, a training program for department personnel who receive reports of abuse and neglect. The training program must include information on:
(1) the proper methods of screening reports of abuse and neglect; and
(2) ways to determine the seriousness of a report, including determining whether a report alleges circumstances that could result in the death of or serious harm to a child or whether the report is less serious in nature.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 54 (H.B. 801 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2005.