Bill: HB 2630, 84(R) - 2015

Committee

House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

Vote Recommendation

Vote Recommendation Economic Freedom Property Rights Personal Responsibility Limited Government Individual Liberty
Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral

Author(s)

Senfronia Thompson

Bill Caption

Relating to certain programs provided to families of children at risk for abuse and neglect.

Fiscal Notes

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Bill Analysis

(The second chamber sponsor is Senator Uresti.)

HB 2630, if passed, would amend a number of sections of the Family Code and the Human Resources Code regarding programs and procedures of the Department of Family and Protective Services. The programs in question relate to families of children who are at risk for neglect. Essentially, HB 2630 would require that these programs, and their various components, be evidence based. Specific language in the bill refers to best available science. This requirement would affect educational programs, allocation of funds, reporting requirements, and determination of outcomes, among other aspects of the DPS programs in question. 

Vote Recommendation Notes

Though HB 2630 expands and modifies various bodies of code we understand the motivation for the bill and appreciate that all the changes have an over-arching goal in mind; the introduction of evidenced based accountability into DPS programs. Adding such empirically based scrutiny would indeed be beneficial to the Department, particularly since we can see no potential downsides or costs. Even though HB 2630 is a prudent piece of legislation it does not, strictly speaking affect any of our principles. As such we are neutral on the bill.


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