Section 702.5 - How are the terms in this chapter defined?The words and terms in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Advisory committee--Any group, such as a committee, commission, task force, workgroup, or other entity with multiple members that has as its primary function advising the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).(2) APS--Adult Protective Services, a division of (DFPS) responsible for providing protective services for elderly and disabled persons.(3) CCL--Child-Care Licensing, a division of DFPS responsible for the regulation of child-care facilities, as provided in Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.(4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of DFPS.(5) CPS--Child Protective Services, a division of DFPS responsible for providing protective services to children and for providing family support and family preservation services.(6) DFPS or the Department--The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.(7) Executive Commissioner--The Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission or his or her designee.(8) PEI--Prevention and Early Intervention, a division of (DFPS) responsible for implementing and managing programs intended to provide early intervention or prevent at-risk behaviors that lead to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and dropping out of school.(9) Quorum--A majority of an advisory committee's active membership.(10) Single Source Continuum Contractor--Entity with which DFPS contracts for the full continuum of care in a Foster Care Redesign catchment area.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 702.5
The provisions of this §702.5 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1351; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 23, June 3, 2016, TexReg 4055, eff. 7/1/2016