Tex. Fam. Code § 264.614

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 264.614 - Internet Application for Case Tracking and Information Management System
(a) Subject to the availability of money as described by Subsection (c), the department shall develop an Internet application that allows a court-appointed volunteer advocate representing a child in the managing conservatorship of the department to access the child's case file through the department's automated case tracking and information management system and to add the volunteer advocate's findings and reports to the child's case file.
(b) The court-appointed volunteer advocate shall maintain the confidentiality required by this chapter and department rule for the information accessed by the advocate through the system described by Subsection (a).
(c) The department may use money appropriated to the department and money received as a gift, grant, or donation to pay for the costs of developing and maintaining the Internet application required by Subsection (a). The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations of any kind and from any source for purposes of this section.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

Tex. Fam. Code § 264.614

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 1.200, eff. 4/2/2015.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 205,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.