{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.0505","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0505","heading":"DIVISIONS OF DEPARTMENT.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall establish the following divisions and offices within the department:\n(1) an investigations division;\n(2) a consolidated data division;\n(3) a legal division that oversees the following:\n(A) legal matters relating to human resources, as necessary to manage the department's workforce and establish the department's hiring and termination policies;\n(B) open records;\n(C) privacy and confidentiality;\n(D) litigation; and\n(E) contract compliance;\n(4) an operations division that oversees department operations and human resources functions of the department; and\n(5) a financial management and accounting services division.\n(b) The commissioner may establish additional divisions within the department as the commissioner determines appropriate.\n(c) The commissioner may assign department functions among the department's divisions.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.196, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.40.htm#40.0505","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"214d278b019cedc92caffb9eb1c8aad5a1d1682672c3865b3775d9c5d2e47d9f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.045","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}