Texas § 264.607 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

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§ 264.607 — CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

Texas § 264.607

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 264.607 (2026).

Text

Sec. 264.607. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. The commission shall require that a contract under Section 264.602 require the volunteer advocate program to:

(1)make quarterly and annual financial reports on a form provided by the commission;

(2)cooperate with inspections and audits that the commission makes to ensure service standards and fiscal responsibility; and

(3)provide as a minimum:

(A)independent and factual information in writing to the court and to counsel for the parties involved regarding the child;

(B)advocacy through the courts for permanent home placement and rehabilitation services for the child;

(C)monitoring of the child to ensure the safety of the child and to prevent unnecessary movement of the child to multiple temporary placements;

(D)reports in writing to the presiding

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Sec. 264.607. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. The commission shall require that a contract under Section 264.602 require the volunteer advocate program to:
(1) make quarterly and annual financial reports on a form provided by the commission;
(2) cooperate with inspections and audits that the commission makes to ensure service standards and fiscal responsibility; and
(3) provide as a minimum:
(A) independent and factual information in writing to the court and to counsel for the parties involved regarding the child;
(B) advocacy through the courts for permanent home placement and rehabilitation services for the child;
(C) monitoring of the child to ensure the safety of the child and to prevent unnecessary movement of the child to multiple temporary placements;
(D) reports in writing to the presiding judge and to counsel for the parties involved;
(E) community education relating to child abuse and neglect;
(F) referral services to existing community services;
(G) a volunteer recruitment and training program, including adequate screening procedures for volunteers;
(H) procedures to assure the confidentiality of records or information relating to the child; and
(I) compliance with the standards adopted under Section 264.602 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 122, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1294, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 1369 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 354 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.