Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1		By: West, et al. S.B. No. 1130
2		-	(Dutton, Frank)
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5	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	5		AN ACT
7	6		relating to the establishment of a task force on father engagement
8	7		in this state.
9	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	9		SECTION 1. Chapter 265, Family Code, is amended by adding
11	10		Subchapter E to read as follows:
12	11		SUBCHAPTER E. TASK FORCE ON FATHER ENGAGEMENT
13	12		Sec. 265.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "task
14	13		force" means the task force on father engagement established under
15	14		Section 265.202.
16	15		Sec. 265.202. ESTABLISHMENT. The task force on father
17	16		engagement is established to:
18	17		(1) evaluate services and supports available to
19	18		fathers in this state;
20	19		(2) study the impact of father engagement on children,
21	20		families, and communities in this state; and
22	21		(3) develop a statewide plan for expanding services
23	22		and supports available to fathers and other strategies to
24	23		strengthen father engagement in this state.
25	24		Sec. 265.203. COMPOSITION. (a) The governor shall
26	25		determine the number of members of the task force.
27	26		(b) The task force is composed of:
28	27		(1) members appointed by the governor, which may
29	28		include:
30	29		(A) policy experts in child abuse and neglect
31	30		prevention, community advocacy, or related fields;
32	31		(B) directors of relevant state agencies, or the
33	32		directors' designees, including the department, the Department of
34	33		State Health Services, the Health and Human Services Commission,
35	34		the office of the attorney general, and the Texas Workforce
36	35		Commission;
37	36		(C) members of the judiciary or their designees;
38	37		(D) representatives of local government or their
39	38		designees;
40	39		(E) representatives of service providers to the
41	40		department;
42	41		(F) one representative who is an expert working
43	42		with and studying fathers and families;
44	43		(G) one representative from a public or private
45	44		institution of higher education with experience in father
46	45		engagement;
47	46		(H) one representative of a statewide advocacy
48	47		organization for issues related to family violence;
49	48		(I) one representative of a faith-based
50	49		organization;
51	50		(J) one representative of a nonprofit
52	51		organization involved in promoting father engagement; and
53	52		(K) any other members that the governor considers
54	53		appropriate;
55	54		(2) one member of the house of representatives,
56	55		appointed by the speaker of the house, or the member's designee; and
57	56		(3) one member of the senate, appointed by the
58	57		lieutenant governor, or the member's designee.
59	58		Sec. 265.204. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
60	59		designate a member of the task force to serve as the presiding
61	60		officer.
62	61		Sec. 265.205. VACANCY. A vacancy on the task force shall be
63	62		filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
64	63		Sec. 265.206. MEETINGS. The task force shall meet at the
65	64		call of the presiding officer.
66	65		Sec. 265.207. DUTIES. The task force shall:
67	66		(1) receive reports and testimony from individuals,
68	67		state and local governmental agencies, community-based
69	68		organizations, faith-based organizations, policy experts, public
70	69		and private institutions of higher education, and other public and
71	70		private entities regarding father engagement and evidence-based
72	71		father education programs;
73	72		(2) study the social and economic impact of father
74	73		engagement on children, including in regard to health care,
75	74		education, child support, child welfare, and the juvenile justice
76	75		system; and
77	76		(3) identify and develop strategies to address
78	77		barriers to father engagement and to otherwise strengthen father
79	78		engagement in this state.
80	79		Sec. 265.208. REPORT. (a) The task force shall prepare a
81	80		report that includes:
82	81		(1) a description of the task force's activities;
83	82		(2) the task force's findings; and
84	83		(3) recommendations for proposed legislation and a
85	84		statewide plan to expand services and supports to fathers in this
86	85		state.
87	86		(b) Not later than September 1, 2020, the task force shall
88	87		provide a copy of the report to:
89	88		(1) the governor;
90	89		(2) the lieutenant governor;
91	90		(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and
92	91		(4) each standing committee of the senate and the
93	92		house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the
94	93		department.
95	94		Sec. 265.209. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. Members of the
96	95		task force serve without compensation and may not be reimbursed for
97	96		travel or other expenses incurred while conducting the business of
98	97		the task force.
99	98		Sec. 265.210. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The department shall
100	99		provide administrative support to the task force, including
101	100		reasonably necessary administrative and technical support.
102	101		Sec. 265.211. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110,
103	102		Government Code, does not apply to the task force.
104	103		Sec. 265.212. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and
105	104		this subchapter expires September 1, 2021.
106	105		SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
107	106		of this Act, the governor, the speaker of the house of
108	107		representatives, and the lieutenant governor shall appoint the
109	108		members of the task force on father engagement as required by
110	109		Subchapter E, Chapter 265, Family Code, as added by this Act.
111	110		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.