Texas Family Code

§ 264.185 — COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

FA § 264.185Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES · Art. B-2. RURAL COMMUNITY-BASED CARE PILOT PROGRAM

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(a)The department and lead entity shall establish a community alliance or similar group of stakeholders to provide a forum for community participation and governance of community-based care under the pilot program. The department and lead entity shall collaborate with:

(1)local families with lived experience in the child welfare system;

(2)local representatives from sectors related to the child welfare system, including the judiciary, education, and health care; and

(3)other community stakeholders.

(b)The duties of the community alliance or similar group of stakeholders described by Subsection (a) shall include:

(1)joint planning with the department and lead entity regarding resource utilization in the community, including resources appropriated to the department and any funds provided by local funding sources for that purpose;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 513), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.