Thursday, February 4, 2016
11:30 a.m.

Brown Heatly Building
Public Hearing Room #1410
4900 North Lamar, Austin, Texas

  1. Call to Order
  2. Reading, Corrections, and Approval of Minutes of October 16, 2015, regular meeting*
  3. Agency Briefings
    1. Prevention and Early Intervention Update - Sasha Rasco, PEI
    2. Adult Protective Services Update - Beth Engelking, APS
    3. Advisory Committee for the Promotion of Adoption of Minority Children - .Audrey Deckinga and Bishop Aaron Blake
    4. Commissioner's Report: Administrative update, House and Senate interim charges, legislative update, Making Great Strides Staff Tour, Children's Rights Lawsuit Update, Rules Update, Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards, communication efforts, and the DFPS Stars Program - John J. Specia, Jr.
    5. Chair's Report - Tina Martin
  4. Public Testimony
  5. New Business
    1. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 700, Subchapter P, Division 3, Section 700.1630 relating to Child Protective Services Texas Tuition Fee and Waiver* - Debra Emerson, CPS
    2. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 700, Subchapter M, Substitute Care Services, relating to Notice of Significant Events* - .Audrey Carmical, Legal Services
    3. Recommendation to propose rule changes to 40 TAC Chapter 748, Minimum Standards for General Residential Operations, and Chapter 749, Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies, relating to Operations that Provide Trafficking Victim Services* - .Paul Morris, CCL
    4. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC Chapter 730, Subchapter E, Advisory Committees and Other Committees; make minor changes to 40 TAC, Chapter 702, General Administration, Subchapter A, Introduction; and propose new 40 TAC, Chapter 702, Subchapter F, Advisory Committees, relating to the Department's advisory committees* - Denise Brady, Legal Services
  6. Old Business
    1. Recommendation to adopt rule changes to 40 TAC, Chapter 700, Subchapter E, Division 1 relating to Child Protective Services Intake, Investigation and Assessment* - Sophia Karimjee, Legal Services
  7. Adjourn*

*Denotes Action Item