Bill Text: TX HB2324 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect by school district employees and records of training regarding child abuse and neglect for certain child-care facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-19 - Left pending in committee [HB2324 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2324-Introduced.html
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By: Raymond | H.B. No. 2324 |
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relating to reports of child abuse or neglect by school district | ||
employees and records of training regarding child abuse and neglect | ||
for certain child-care facilities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 38.004(a), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The agency shall develop a policy governing the reports | ||
of child abuse or neglect [ |
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Code, of school districts and their employees. The policy must | ||
provide for cooperation with law enforcement child abuse | ||
investigations without the consent of the child's parents if | ||
necessary, including investigations by the Department of Family and | ||
Protective [ |
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school district employee to report child abuse or neglect in the | ||
manner required by Chapter 261, Family Code. The policy may not | ||
require a school district employee to report child abuse or neglect | ||
to the employee's supervisor before the employee makes the report | ||
required by Chapter 261, Family Code. Each school district shall | ||
adopt the policy. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 42.0426, Human Resources Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) A licensed facility shall require each employee of the | ||
facility who attends a training program required by Subsection | ||
(a)(1) to sign a statement verifying the employee's attendance at | ||
the training program. The licensed facility shall maintain the | ||
statement in the employee's personnel records. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |