§ 379.609. Services at Capacity

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.609

A center must develop, maintain, and comply with written referral procedures for helping victims of family violence obtain other temporary shelter if the primary method of providing shelter is full.

§ 379.607. Eligibility of Previously Involuntarily Terminated Residents or Nonresidents

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.607

A center must develop, maintain, and comply with written policies and procedures to assess the safety and appropriateness of providing services to a victim whose services were previously involuntarily terminated and who is currently requesting services.

§ 379.606. Denial of Services

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.606

A center can deny services to an otherwise eligible victim of family violence only if it has written policies that outline specific behaviors that would make a victim ineligible. These policies must: (1) address only behaviors that threaten the safety and security of shelter staff and residents...

§ 379.605. Eligibility Criteria

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.605

A center must develop, maintain, and comply with written resident and nonresident eligibility and screening procedures that are based solely on the individuals status as a victim of family violence, without regard to: (1) income (2) whether the individual contributes, donates, or pays for...

§ 379.603. Eligibility

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.603

Victims of family violence as defined in the Human Resources Code, Chapter 51, and adults subjected to sexual and/or emotional abuse by their batterers are eligible for services at the center.

§ 379.601. Required Services

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.601

At a minimum, the center must provide access to the services for victims of family violence that are outlined in the Human Resources Code, Chapter 51.

§ 379.507. Types of Facilities Allowed by the Commission for a 24-hour-a-Day Shelter

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.507

A 24-hour-a-day shelter can be located in the following types of facilities: (1) a facility that exclusively serves victims of family violence (2) a series of safe homes or (3) a designated section of another kind of emergency shelter.

§ 379.407. Legal Advocate

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.407

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...

§ 379.405. Staff Development

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.405

(a) Direct service employees and their direct supervisors must receive relevant training or staff development on topics related to their job descriptions as family violence center employees. (b) Direct service supervisors should receive training that is relevant to the job descriptions of...

§ 278-51. Temporary protective custody.

Statutes | Menominee Tribal Code Part II Chapter 278 Article III § 278-51

A.  A juvenile may be temporarily taken into protective custody: (1)  By a law enforcement officer or the Department when they have reasonable grounds to believe that the juvenile has run away from his/her parent(s), guardian(s) or caretaker(s) or (2)  By a law enforcement officer or...