Texas Family Code

§ 264.505 — ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW TEAM

FA § 264.505Title 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. F. CHILD FATALITY REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION

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(a)A multidisciplinary and multiagency child fatality review team may be established for a county to review child deaths in that county. A county may join with an adjacent county or counties to establish a combined review team.

(b)Any person who may be a member of a review team under Subsection (c) may initiate the establishment of a review team and call the first organizational meeting of the team.

(c)A review team must reflect the diversity of the county's population and may include:

(1)a criminal prosecutor involved in prosecuting crimes against children;

(2)a sheriff;

(3)a justice of the peace or medical examiner;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.59, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.