Texas § 261.104 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

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§ 261.104 — MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

Texas § 261.104

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 261.104 (2026).

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Sec. 261.104. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

(a)The office and the department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning:

(1)the most efficient manner in which to share information with one another; and

(2)the procedures for handling overlapping monitoring duties and activities performed by the office and the department.

(b)The memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (a), at a minimum, must:

(1)address the interaction of the office with that portion of the department that conducts an internal audit under Section 203.013 ;

(2)address communication between the office and the department concerning individual situations involving children committed to the department and how those situations will be documented and handled;

(3)contain guidelines on the offic

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Sec. 261.104. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The office and the department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning:
(1) the most efficient manner in which to share information with one another; and
(2) the procedures for handling overlapping monitoring duties and activities performed by the office and the department.
(b) The memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (a), at a minimum, must:
(1) address the interaction of the office with that portion of the department that conducts an internal audit under Section 203.013 ;
(2) address communication between the office and the department concerning individual situations involving children committed to the department and how those situations will be documented and handled;
(3) contain guidelines on the office's role in relevant working groups and policy development decisions at the department;
(4) ensure opportunities for sharing information between the office and the department for the purposes of assuring quality and improving programming within the department; and
(5) preserve the independence of the office by authorizing the office to withhold information concerning matters under active investigation by the office from the department and department staff and to report the information to the board and the governor.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 64 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653 ), Sec. 1.010, eff. September 1, 2011.