{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.411","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 264.411","heading":"ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS.","body":"(a) A public entity that operated as a center under this subchapter before November 1, 1995, or a nonprofit entity is eligible for a contract under Section 264.410 if the entity:\n(1) has a signed memorandum of understanding as provided by Section 264.403;\n(2) has a signed working protocol as provided by Section 264.4031;\n(3) has a governing board as provided by Section 264.404;\n(4) has a multidisciplinary team as provided by Section 264.406;\n(5) regularly convenes the multidisciplinary team as provided by Section 264.406;\n(6) employs an executive director who is accountable to the board of directors of the entity and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any governmental agency; and\n(7) fulfills the duties required by Section 264.405.\n(b) The statewide organization described by Section 264.409 may waive the requirements specified in Subsection (a) if it determines that the waiver will not adversely affect a center's ability to carry out its duties under Section 264.405.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 185, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (S.B. 245), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 354), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 396 (S.B. 821), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER E. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.411","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"79872526bfb0a6904e1e08fef11de7fac372ba761d1d9fc023fbed33a72c71c4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.410","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}