Bill Text: TX HB3103 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to creating a database of individuals found by the Department of Family and Protective Services to have abused or neglected a child two or more times.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-19 - Referred to Human Services [HB3103 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3103-Introduced.html
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| By: Campos | H.B. No. 3103 | |
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| relating to creating a database of individuals found by the | ||
| Department of Family and Protective Services to have abused or | ||
| neglected a child two or more times. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 261, Family Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 261.0021 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 261.0021. DATABASE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ABUSE OR NEGLECT | ||
| A CHILD TWO OR MORE TIMES. (a) The department shall create a | ||
| database of individuals against whom the department makes a finding | ||
| of abuse or neglect of a child two or more times. | ||
| (b) The database shall include the person's name, address, | ||
| and a description of each incident of abuse or neglect. The database | ||
| may not include the name of any victim of abuse or neglect. | ||
| (c) Before the department may add a person's information | ||
| regarding the reported cases of abuse or neglect to the database, | ||
| the department shall provide written notice to the person that the | ||
| person will be added to the database. | ||
| (d) The department shall make the database available to all | ||
| department employees and to each child welfare board appointed by | ||
| the commissioners court of a county under Section 264.005. | ||
| (e) The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules | ||
| necessary to carry out this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
