40 Tex. Admin. Code § 702.509 - Public Private Partnership
(a)
Establishment. The Public Private Partnership (PPP) is established.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the PPP is to
explore, study, and recommend innovative and creative practices that affect the
Texas Foster Care system. The PPP provides recommendations to the Department
regarding Foster Care Redesign and its implementation.
(c) Tasks. The PPP performs the following
tasks:
(1) makes recommendations to the
Department through regularly scheduled meetings and Department staff assigned
to the committee; and
(2) performs
other tasks consistent with the committee's purpose that are requested by the
Commissioner.
(d)
Reporting requirements and Department action.
(1) The PPP reports recommendations to the
Department at least annually.
(2)
PPP recommendations may inform Department policy or practice.
(3) PPP recommendations are advisory and do
not obligate the Department to take action.
(e) Membership.
(1) The PPP consists of no more than 24
members.
(2) Members are appointed
by the Commissioner.
(3) Membership
requirements.
(A) Members must have
demonstrated a commitment to the children, youth, and families of Texas and
have knowledge and experience with the Texas foster care system.
(B) Members must be willing to devote the
time necessary to attend and participate in meetings.
(C) In choosing PPP members, the Commissioner
considers how the diverse ethnic, gender, and geographic communities in Texas
are represented on the committee, including diverse sizes and types of
providers.
(4)
Membership includes:
(A) providers and
provider associations in good standing with the Department;
(B) youth who were formerly in foster
care;
(C) members of the
judiciary;
(D) child welfare
advocacy groups;
(E) parents;
and
(F) other child welfare
stakeholders, as determined by the Commissioner.
(5) Except as may be necessary to stagger
terms, a committee member serves for a two-year term and may be appointed for
additional terms at the discretion of the Commissioner.
(6) Members who represent a particular group
are automatically removed from the committee when they are no longer members of
the group in subsection (e)(1)(C) of this section whom they were appointed to
represent, and may be replaced by another member of that same group by
Commissioner appointment.
(7)
Members who fail to attend three consecutive meetings without an excused
absence by the presiding officer as reflected in the minutes are removed from
the committee without further action, and the Commissioner appoints a
replacement.
(f)
Presiding officers. The presiding officer may not currently be an employee of
or be actively seeking a contract as a Single Source Continuum Contractor
(SSCC).
(g) Meetings. The PPP meets
at least quarterly or as called by the presiding officer.
(h) Decision-making. The committee makes
recommendations by consensus, with dissenting opinions noted.
(i) Bylaws. The committee will adopt bylaws
to further govern committee practices, such as attendance requirements, meeting
notices, workgroups and subcommittees, and conflicts of interest.
(j) Abolition. The PPP is abolished, and this
section expires, August 31, 2026.
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