Texas § CR.4 - DUTIES OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

§ CR.4. DUTIES OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

DUTIES OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. The nonprofit organization with which the division contracts under Section 3(1) shall: (1) assist the division in developing and issuing requests for proposals for the programs and the educational campaign; (2) assist the division in reviewing the submitted proposals and making recommendations for proposals to be selected for funding; (3) develop and monitor the project in cooperation with the division; (4) provide technical assistance to programs to: (A) develop appropriate services for batterers; (B) train staff; (C) improve coordination with shelter centers, the criminal justice system, the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and other appropriate officials and support services; (D) implement the community educational campaign; and (E) participate in project administered program evaluation and research activities; (5) provide technical assistance to the division to: (A) develop and implement standards for selection of programs for inclusion in the project; and (B) develop standards for selection of the community educational campaign described in Section 6 of this article; (6) submit an annual written report to the division and to the legislature with recommendations for continuation, elimination, or changes in the project; (7) evaluate the programs and the community educational campaign, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the project and the level of public awareness relating to family violence; and (8) assist the division in developing program guidelines and in accrediting programs and providers providing battering intervention and prevention services as conforming to those guidelines. Sec. 4A. ADOPTION OF PROGRAM GUIDELINES; ACCREDITATION PROCESS. With the assistance of the statewide nonprofit organization described by Section 3(1) and after notifying the licensing authorities described by Section 3(10), the division shall adopt guidelines for programs and shall accredit programs and providers providing battering intervention and prevention services as conforming to those guidelines. The division shall collect from each program or provider that applies for accreditation under this section a one-time application fee in an amount set by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.