Rule 702.5 How Are the Terms in This Chapter Defined?

The words and terms in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Advisory committee--Any group, such as a committee, commission, task force, workgroup, or other entity with multiple members that has as its primary function advising the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). (2) APS--Adult Protective Services, a division of (DFPS) responsible for providing protective services for elderly and disabled persons. (3) CCL--Child-Care Licensing, a division of DFPS responsible for the regulation of child-care facilities, as provided in Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code. (4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of DFPS. (5) CPS--Child Protective Services, a division of DFPS responsible for providing protective services to children and for providing family support and family preservation services. (6) DFPS or the Department--The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. (7) Executive Commissioner--The Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission or his or her designee. (8) PEI--Prevention and Early Intervention, a division of (DFPS) responsible for implementing and managing programs intended to provide early intervention or prevent at-risk behaviors that lead to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and dropping out of school. (9) Quorum--A majority of an advisory committee's active membership. (10) Single Source Continuum Contractor--Entity with which DFPS contracts for the full continuum of care in a Foster Care Redesign catchment area. Source Note: The provisions of this §702.5 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1351; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4053
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