Unless otherwise noted, these standards apply to the investigations of all alleged abuse, neglect and exploitation, death conducted by the Commission and serious incidents involving a juvenile and an employee, intern, volunteer, contractor or service provider.
(1) Texas Family Code § 261.405(b) gives the Commission the authority to conduct abuse, neglect and exploitation investigations in any juvenile justice department, program or facility. The investigations conducted by the Commission are governed by Texas Family Code Chapter 261.(2) Investigations conducted by the Commission are governed by Texas Family Code Chapter 261.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 350.120
The provisions of this §350.120 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 4193