Section 377.107 - Contract with Statewide Volunteer Advocate Organization(a) HHSC contracts with a single statewide volunteer advocate organization that satisfies subsection (b) of this section, to perform the following functions for local volunteer advocate programs:(2) technical assistance; and(3) evaluation services for the benefit of the local volunteer advocate programs.(b) HHSC may contract only with a statewide volunteer advocate organization that:(1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Internal Revenue Code of 1986 §501(a) and §501(c)(3); and(2) is composed of individuals or groups of individuals who have expertise in the dynamics of child abuse and neglect, and with experience in operating local volunteer advocate programs.(c) The contract must:(1) include measurable goals and objectives relating to the number of:(A) volunteer advocates in the program; and(B) children receiving services from the program; and(2) follow practices to ensure compliance with standards referenced in the contract.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 377.107
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 27, July 7, 2017, TexReg 3479, eff. 7/11/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 52, December 30, 2022, TexReg 8981, eff. 1/5/2023