Texas Family Code
§ 107.154 — ADOPTION EVALUATOR: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FA § 107.154Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS · Art. E. ADOPTION EVALUATION
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Full-time experience" means a period during which a person works at least 30 hours per week.
(2)"Human services field of study" means a field of study designed to prepare a person in the disciplined application of counseling, family therapy, psychology, or social work values, principles, and methods.
(b)To be qualified to conduct an adoption evaluation under this subchapter, a person must:
(1)have a degree from an accredited college or university in a human services field of study and a license to practice in this state as a social worker, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or psychologist and:
(A)have one year of full-time experience working at a child-placing agency conducting child-placing activities; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 4(a), eff. September 1, 2017.