Texas § 264.154 QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION; PUBLICATION.

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§ 264.154 — QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION; PUBLICATION.

Texas § 264.154

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 264.154 (2026).

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Sec. 264.154. QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION; PUBLICATION.

(a)To enter into a contract with the commission or department to serve as a single source continuum contractor to provide services under this subchapter, an entity must be:

(1)a nonprofit entity that has:

(A)an organizational mission focused on child welfare; and

(B)a majority of the entity's board members residing in this state; or

(2)a governmental entity.

(b)In selecting a single source continuum contractor, the department shall consider whether a prospective contractor for a catchment area has demonstrated experience in providing services to children and families in the catchment area.

(c)The department shall request local stakeholders in a catchment area, including those listed in Sectio

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Sec. 264.154. QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION; PUBLICATION. (a) To enter into a contract with the commission or department to serve as a single source continuum contractor to provide services under this subchapter, an entity must be:
(1) a nonprofit entity that has:
(A) an organizational mission focused on child welfare; and
(B) a majority of the entity's board members residing in this state; or
(2) a governmental entity.
(b) In selecting a single source continuum contractor, the department shall consider whether a prospective contractor for a catchment area has demonstrated experience in providing services to children and families in the catchment area.
(c) The department shall request local stakeholders in a catchment area, including those listed in Section 264.155 (a)(8), to provide any necessary information about the catchment area that will assist the department in:
(1) preparing the department's request for bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to provide community-based care in the catchment area; and
(2) selecting a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care in the catchment area.
(d) The department shall annually post on the department's Internet website:
(1) the list of single source continuum contractors providing services under this subchapter; and
(2) a description of each contractor's full corporate structure, including divisions and subsidiaries.
(e) A single source continuum contractor shall provide information described by Subsection (d)(2) to the department.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11 ), Sec. 18(a), eff. September 1, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896 ), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398 ), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.