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.
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