88R24049 BDP-F     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 4956     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4956:     By:  Noble C.S.H.B. No. 4956       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to monthly reports of certain activity of the Department   of Family and Protective Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.017, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:          (f)  In addition to the other reports required by this   section, the department shall publish a monthly report containing   the following information for the preceding month:                (1)  with respect to statewide intake:                      (A)  the number of child abuse, neglect, or   exploitation reports received sorted by the source of the report;                      (B)  the number of child abuse, neglect, or   exploitation reports that met the statutory definition of child   abuse, neglect, or exploitation that were referred for   investigation sorted by the type of allegation and the number of   reports that were confirmed as abuse, neglect, or exploitation   after an investigation;                      (C)  the average time to process an electronic   report of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation;                      (D)  the average hold time for calls to the   department's abuse hotline;                      (E)  information regarding calls to the   department's abuse hotline that were placed by a parent, including:                            (i)  the number of calls;                             (ii)  the person or division in the   department to which each call was routed; and                            (iii)  the number of calls classified by the   department as an information and referral report; and                      (F)  the percentage of calls to the department's   abuse hotline that were abandoned before the caller spoke with a   person;                (2)  with respect to child protective investigations:                      (A)  the total number of cases opened;                      (B)  the total number of cases completed and   closed sorted by the manner in which the case was closed;                      (C)  the average number of days to close a case   that is assigned an investigation;                      (D)  the total number of cases opened at   residential child-care facilities;                      (E)  the total number of cases classified as   alternative response cases by the department;                      (F)  the total number of alternative response   cases that are later opened for a traditional investigation;                      (G)  the average number of days to close a case   that is classified as an alternative response case by the   department;                      (H)  the total percentage of cases assigned the   highest and second highest priorities the investigations of which   were started within the time required by Section 261.301;                      (I)  the total number of cases for which the   determination was changed after an administrative review within 12   months of the date of the determination;                      (J)  the percentage of alleged victims in   investigations that were closed without providing services for   which, within 12 months of the date the case was closed, the   department:                            (i)  confirmed another allegation of abuse,   neglect, or exploitation against the child; or                            (ii)  opened another stage for services; and                      (K)  the total number of children removed from   their home sorted by the reason for removal or allegation type;                (3)  with respect to family-based safety services:                      (A)  the total number of cases opened, sorted by   cases in which the parent is receiving services from the   department:                            (i)  voluntarily; or                            (ii)  under a court order;                      (B)  the total number of cases closed;                      (C)  the average number of days to close a case;                      (D)  the percentage of cases in which a child was   eventually removed from the child's home; and                      (E)  the percentage of cases which were closed   without providing further services for which, within 12 months of   the date the case was closed, the department:                            (i)  confirmed another allegation of abuse,   neglect, or exploitation against the child; or                            (ii)  opened another stage for services;                (4)  with respect to conservatorship services:                      (A)  the total number of children removed from   their home;                      (B)  the total number of children who exited from   the managing conservatorship of the department sorted by the manner   in which the child exited;                      (C)  the average number of months a child remained   in the managing conservatorship of the department;                      (D)  the average number of placements a child has   while in the managing conservatorship of the department;                      (E)  the percentage of sibling groups placed with   the same foster family;                      (F)  the percentage of youth who have aged out of   foster care and completed the Preparation for Adult Living program;                      (G)  the percentage of youth who exited from the   managing conservatorship of the department to a permanent   placement;                      (H)  the percentage of children who are adopted   within 12 months of the date their parent's parental rights were   terminated;                      (I)  the percentage of children in the managing   conservatorship of the department for longer than two years who   achieve permanency;                      (J)  the percentage of children who are returned   to their parents and for whom, within 12 months of the date the case   was closed, the department:                            (i)  confirmed another allegation of abuse,   neglect, or exploitation against the child; or                            (ii)  opened another stage for services;                      (K)  the percentage of children in the managing   conservatorship of the department who are placed with a relative   caregiver;                      (L)  the percentage of children in foster care   placed in each county in the state; and                      (M)  the performance and outcomes of   community-based care sorted by catchment area;                (5)  with respect to residential child-care licensing,   the number of validated allegations of child abuse, neglect, or   exploitation in child-care facilities; and                (6)  with respect to parental child safety placement   agreements:                      (A)  the number of children placed under a   parental child safety placement agreement;                      (B)  the average duration of a placement under a   parental child safety placement agreement;                      (C)  the average duration of a placement under a   parental child safety placement agreement during an investigation;   and                      (D)  the percentage of children removed from a   placement under a parental child safety placement agreement and   placed in the managing conservatorship of the department.          (g)  The department shall provide the report required by   Subsection (f) to the legislature and shall publish the report and   make the report available electronically to the public not later   than the 30th day after the end of the month for which the report is   made.          (h)  The department may contract with a third party to assist   the department with collecting, analyzing, and reporting the data   required under Subsection (f).  The third party must:                (1)  be a Texas-based university;                 (2)  be independent of the department; and                 (3)  have demonstrated expertise in statistical,   financial, actuarial, logistical, and operational analysis.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.