| (a) On the execution of a memorandum of understanding
under Texas Family Code §264.403, a local children's advocacy
center may be established by community members and the participating
agencies described by Texas Family Code §264.403(a) to serve
a county or two or more contiguous counties in which a center has
not been established, in accordance with Texas Family Code §264.402.
(b) The statewide children's advocacy center organization
with which HHSC contracts under §377.207 of this subchapter (relating
to Contract with Statewide Children's Advocacy Center Organization)
shall contract with local children's advocacy centers to establish,
maintain, and enhance the services provided by the centers.
(c) Eligibility of a Local Children's Advocacy Center
to Contract with the Statewide Organization.
(1) To be eligible to contract with the statewide organization
under Texas Family Code §264.410, a local children's advocacy
center must:
(A) have a signed memorandum of understanding as provided
by Texas Family Code §264.403;
(B) have a signed working protocol as provided by Texas
Family Code §264.4031;
(C) have a governing board as provided by Texas Family
Code §264.404;
(D) have a multidisciplinary team as provided by Texas
Family Code §264.406;
(E) regularly convene the multidisciplinary team as
provided by Texas Family Code §264.406;
(F) employ an executive director who is accountable
to the board of directors of the local children's advocacy center
and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any governmental
agency; and
(G) fulfill the duties required by Texas Family Code §264.405.
(2) The statewide children's advocacy center organization
may waive requirements specified in subsection (c)(1) of this section
if it determines that the waiver will not adversely affect a local
children's advocacy center's ability to carry out its duties under
Texas Family Code §264.405.
(d) Requirements for Contracts Awarded to Local Children's
Advocacy Centers by the Statewide Children's Advocacy Center Organization.
(1) A contract between the statewide children's advocacy
center organization and a local children's advocacy center under Texas
Family Code §264.410 must not result in reducing the financial
support the local children's advocacy center receives from another
source.
(2) A contract between the statewide children's advocacy
center organization and a local children's advocacy center under Texas
Family Code §264.410 must be enforced through the use of remedies
and in accordance with the procedures provided in the Uniform Grant
Management Standards for Texas (UGMS).
(3) A contract between the statewide children's advocacy
center organization and a local children's advocacy center under Texas
Family Code §264.410 must require the local children's advocacy
center to comply with the requirements and provisions applicable to
local children's advocacy centers contained in the contract between
the statewide children's advocacy center organization and HHSC under
Texas Family Code §264.409.
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