86R9448 MM-D
By: West S.B. No. 1333
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to duties of the Department of Family and Protective
Services to provide training regarding trauma-informed programs
and services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 264.015, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules
necessary to implement this section, including definitions of
"trauma" and "trauma-informed care," using a negotiated rulemaking
process under Chapter 2008, Government Code.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the
commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services
shall adopt rules in accordance with Section 264.015(d), Family
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.