Section 707.621 - How do we make dispositions and assign roles in a case after completing the investigation?(a) At the conclusion of the investigation, we must assign an individual disposition to each allegation of abuse or neglect, as well as an overall disposition to the investigation.(b) We use the following allegation dispositions for investigations in school settings: (4) Unable to determine; and(5) Administrative closure.(c) The overall investigation disposition is the summary finding about the abuse or neglect that was investigated. The overall disposition is determined in the following manner: (1) Reason-to-believe. If any allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe", the overall investigation disposition is "reason-to-believe".(2) Unable-to-determine. If any allegation disposition is "unable-to-determine" and no allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe", the overall investigation disposition is "unable-to-determine".(3) Unable to complete. If any allegation disposition is "unable to complete" and no allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe" or "unable-to-determine", the overall investigation disposition is "unable to complete".(4) Ruled-out. If all allegation dispositions are "ruled-out", the overall investigation disposition is "ruled out".(5) Administrative closure. The overall disposition of an investigation is "administrative closure" if all individual allegations in the investigation are given the disposition of "administrative closure".(d) The overall role for the alleged perpetrator and alleged victim at the end of an investigation in the school setting is the summary finding about the person's involvement in the abuse or neglect that was investigated. An individual's overall role is determined as follows:(1) Designated perpetrator. When any allegation involving the alleged perpetrator is "reason-to-believe".(2) Designated victim. When any allegation involving the alleged victim is "reason-to-believe".(3) Unknown (unable-to-determine). When any allegation involving the person is "unable-to-determine" and no allegation involving the person is "reason-to-believe".(4) Unknown (unable to complete). When any allegation involving the person is "unable to complete" and no allegation involving the person is "reason-to-believe" or "unable-to-determine".(5) No role. When all allegations involving the person are "ruled-out" or "administrative closure".40 Tex. Admin. Code § 707.621
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 28, July 10, 2020, TexReg 4793, eff. 7/15/2020