§ 40.021 Family and Protective Services Council
§ 40.022 Appointments
§ 40.023 Training Program for Council Members
§ 40.024 Terms; Vacancy
§ 40.025 Reimbursement for Expenses
§ 40.026 Presiding Officer; Other Officers; Meetings
§ 40.027 Commissioner
§ 40.030 Advisory Committees
§ 40.0315 Investigation Unit for Adult Protective Services
§ 40.032 Personnel
§ 40.0321 Salary Supplementation by County or Municipality
§ 40.0322 Qualifications for Adult Protective Services Personnel; Recruitment
§ 40.0323 Coordination Regarding Recruitment for and Curriculum of Certain Certificate or Degree Programs
§ 40.0325 Study of Caseworker Education Reimbursement
§ 40.0326 Recruitment of Caseworkers
§ 40.033 Merit System
§ 40.034 Prohibited Activities by Former Officers or Employees
§ 40.035 Training Program for Adult Protective Services; Continuing Education
§ 40.036 Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Training
§ 40.037 Training Program for Child Protective Services Managers
§ 40.038 Secondary Trauma Support for Caseworkers
§ 40.039 Review of Records Retention Policy
§ 40.040 Case Management Vendor Quality Oversight and Assurance Division; Monitoring of Contract Adherence
§ 40.041 Office of Data Analytics
§ 40.042 Investigations of Child Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
§ 40.043 Child Safety and Runaway Prevention Procedures
§ 40.045 Efficiency Audit

Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 40 > Subchapter B - Administrative Provisions

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005