Sec. 264.154.  QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION.  (a)  To enter into a contract with the commission or department to serve as a single source continuum contractor to provide services under this subchapter, an entity must be:
(1)  a nonprofit entity that has:
(A)  an organizational mission focused on child welfare; and
(B)  a majority of the entity's board members residing in this state; or
(2)  a governmental entity.
(b)  In selecting a single source continuum contractor, the department shall consider whether a prospective contractor for a catchment area has demonstrated experience in providing services to children and families in the catchment area.
(c)  The department shall request local stakeholders in a catchment area, including those listed in Section 264.155(a)(8), to provide any necessary information about the catchment area that will assist the department in:
(1)  preparing the department's request for bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to provide community-based care in the catchment area; and
(2)  selecting a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care in the catchment area.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 18(a), eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2021.