Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 702 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Section 702.513 - Parent Collaboration Group

Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 702.513

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Establishment. The Parent Collaboration Group (PCG) is established.

(b) Purpose. The purpose of the PCG is to provide a forum for individuals who have had involvement with the child welfare system as parents to discuss their experiences and make recommendations to the Department for improving the system.

(c) Tasks. The PCG performs the following tasks:

(1) Makes recommendations to the Department through regularly scheduled meetings and Department staff assigned to the committee; and

(2) Performs other tasks consistent with its purpose and bylaws.

(d) Reporting requirements and Department action.

(1) The Department will gather information on the PCG activities to compile an annual report.

(2) The annual report may guide Department policy or practice.

(e) Membership.

(1) The PCG consists of no more than 22 members.

(2) Members are appointed by the Regional Directors.

(3) Membership requirements:
(A) All members must have previously been involved in the child welfare system as parents.

(B) In general, the member's Child Protective Services case must have been closed for one year; the Regional Director may make exceptions to this rule if the parent is otherwise qualified.

(C) Two members per Department region will serve on the PCG if possible.

(4) Except as may be necessary to stagger terms, a PCG member serves for a two-year term and may be appointed for additional terms, not to exceed three terms.

(f) Meetings. The PCG will meet a minimum of three times per year.

(g) Decision-making. The committee will make decisions by consensus.

(h) Abolition. The PCG is abolished, and this section expires, August 31, 2026.

(i) The PCG is not a "governmental body" for purposes of the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

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