89R16033 MM-D
By: Schatzline H.B. No. 3854
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 261.103, Family Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (d) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section
[Subsections (b) and (c)] and Section 261.405, a report shall be
made to:
(1) any local or state law enforcement agency; and
(2) the department.
(a-1) If the alleged abuse or neglect occurred in a facility
operated, licensed, certified, or registered by a state agency, a
report may be made to[; or
[(3)] the state agency that operates, licenses,
certifies, or registers the facility in which the alleged abuse or
neglect occurred in addition to the entities listed under
Subsection (a).
(d) A report must be made to the Texas Education Agency in
addition to the entities listed under Subsection (a) if the report
is based on alleged or suspected abuse or neglect that occurred at a
public school.
SECTION 2. Section 261.103(c), Family Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.