Bill Text: TX HB3094 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Prevention Advisory Board in the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-27 - Referred to Human Services [HB3094 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3094-Introduced.html
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| By: Burkett | H.B. No. 3094 | |
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| relating to the creation of the Prevention Advisory Board in the | ||
| Department of Family and Protective Services. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 40.078 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 40.078. PREVENTION ADVISORY BOARD. (a) In this | ||
| section, "board" means the Prevention Advisory Board. | ||
| (b) The board is established in the department to promote | ||
| public awareness and make recommendations to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission, the Department of State Health Services, the | ||
| department, the governor, and the legislature for changes to law, | ||
| policy, and practices regarding: | ||
| (1) the prevention of child abuse and neglect; | ||
| (2) the development of a state strategy to promote | ||
| child safety and well-being using enhanced data collection and | ||
| analysis; and | ||
| (3) the expansion of evidence-based and promising | ||
| practice programs, as those terms are described by Sections | ||
| 531.983(b) and (c), Government Code. | ||
| (c) The board is composed of not more than 25 members, | ||
| appointed as follows: | ||
| (1) one member appointed by the governor from the | ||
| governor's staff; | ||
| (2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor | ||
| from the lieutenant governor's staff; | ||
| (3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives from the speaker's staff; | ||
| (4) one staff member from the Senate Committee on | ||
| Health and Human Services; | ||
| (5) one staff member from the House Public Health | ||
| Committee; and | ||
| (6) any remaining members appointed by the | ||
| commissioner. | ||
| (d) The members appointed under Subsections (c)(1) through | ||
| (5) serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the board. | ||
| (e) In appointing members to the board, the commissioner | ||
| shall attempt to select individuals whose qualifications are not | ||
| already represented by existing members of the board. Board | ||
| members must include: | ||
| (1) a chair of a child fatality review team committee; | ||
| (2) a pediatrician; | ||
| (3) a judge; | ||
| (4) representatives of relevant state agencies; | ||
| (5) prosecutors who specialize in child abuse and | ||
| neglect; | ||
| (6) medical examiners; | ||
| (7) representatives of service providers to the | ||
| department; and | ||
| (8) policy experts in child abuse and neglect | ||
| prevention, community advocacy, or related fields. | ||
| (f) The board shall select a chair from among its members | ||
| and shall meet at least quarterly, with additional meetings called | ||
| by the chair as necessary. | ||
| (g) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner | ||
| as the original appointment. | ||
| (h) A member of the board is not entitled to compensation or | ||
| reimbursement of expenses incurred in performing board duties. | ||
| (i) The board may take testimony and receive evidence that | ||
| the board considers necessary to carry out the duties of the board. | ||
| (j) In developing the recommendations under Subsection (b), | ||
| the board shall collaborate with the prevention and early | ||
| intervention services division of the department to: | ||
| (1) use a public health approach by applying | ||
| population-based, universal, and targeted strategies for | ||
| prevention; | ||
| (2) consider the evidence-based and promising | ||
| practice programs for home visiting under Section 531.983, | ||
| Government Code, and parent education under Section 265.101, Family | ||
| Code, as added by Chapter 1257 (H.B. 2630), Acts of the 84th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, in structuring accountability | ||
| and evidence-based measures for child abuse and neglect fatality | ||
| prevention programming; | ||
| (3) maximize funding sources to expand prevention | ||
| programs, including federal and local government funds and private | ||
| funds; and | ||
| (4) research and make recommendations regarding the | ||
| training of external stakeholders, including the expansion of | ||
| mandated training for medical professionals, child-care workers, | ||
| educators, and higher education professionals with access to | ||
| minors, to improve the identification, recognition, reporting, and | ||
| prevention of child abuse and neglect. | ||
| (k) The board shall collaborate with the department and the | ||
| Department of State Health Services to develop and maintain a | ||
| database of the most effective state and national evidence-based or | ||
| promising practice programs that address child abuse and neglect | ||
| and the prevention of child abuse and neglect fatalities. The | ||
| database shall include the cost per family and a cost-benefit | ||
| analysis for each program. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
