Section 107.258 - Plan of Operation for Office The applicable commissioners court or commissioners courts shall require a written plan of operation from an entity serving as an office of child representation or office of parent representation. The plan must include:
(1) a budget for the office, including salaries;(2) a description of each personnel position, including the chief counsel position;(3) the maximum allowable caseloads for each attorney employed by the office;(4) provisions for training personnel and attorneys employed by the office;(5) a description of anticipated overhead costs for the office;(6) policies regarding the use of licensed investigators and expert witnesses by the office; and(7) a policy to ensure that the chief of the office and other attorneys employed by the office do not provide representation to a child, a parent, or an alleged father, as applicable, if doing so would create a conflict of interest.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 324,Sec. 24.001, eff. 9/1/2017.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 571,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.