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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B - SHELTER CENTERS
SECTION/RULE §356.407 - Legal Advocate
Chapter Review Date 06/21/2024

A center must:(1) designate at least one staff person, either paid or volunteer, to act as a legal advocate; and(2) provide the legal advocate with access to relevant trainings to ensure that appropriate employees, volunteers, and interns have a working knowledge of current Texas laws pertaining to family violence, as well as the local justice system's response to family violence in each county where services are provided.

Source Note: The provisions of this §356.407 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4309; transferred effective April 1, 2024, as published in the March 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 1507.

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