October 17, 2014
9:00 a.m.

John H. Winters Building Public Hearing Room, 125-E
701 West 51st Street
Austin, Texas 78751

  1. Call to Order
  2. Reading, Correction, and Approval of Minutes of July 18, 2014, regular meeting*
  3. Agency Briefings
    1. Mentorship Program……………….……..………………..………Kim Gibbons, CPS
    2. Commissioner's Report to include: Administration Announcements and Acknowledgements, Sunset Commission Report, and Interim Legislative Update…………………………………………………………………....…John Specia
    3. Chair's Report……………………………………………………..…………Tina Martin
  4. Public Testimony
  5. New Business
    1. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC §§700.1401 - 700.1406 (HIV Testing Policies for Children in DFPS Conservatorship)* …………………………………..………………….…………..…..Denise Brady, Legal
    2. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC Chapter 745, Licensing, Subchapter K, Inspections and Investigations, Division 3, Confidentiality* ……………………………………………..……………………..........Paul Morris, CCL
    3. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC Chapter 743, Minimum Standards for Shelter Care, and 40 TAC Chapter 745, Licensing, relating to criminal background checks*…..………….………………………..Paul Morris, CCL
  6. Old Business
    1. Recommendation to adopt rule changes in 40 TAC Chapter 749, Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies, and 40 TAC Chapter 750, Minimum Standards for Independent Foster Homes, relating to child safety, including treatment services for children with  primary medical needs*….. Paul Morris, CCL
    2. Recommendation to adopt rule changes in 40 TAC Chapter 748, Minimum Standards for General Residential Operations, and 40 TAC Chapter 749, Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies, related to trafficking victim services*.….…………………………………………...……………...Paul Morris, CCL
  7. Adjourn*

*Denotes Action Item