Texas § HR.40.0527 - PUBLIC AWARENESS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HR.40.0527 — PUBLIC AWARENESS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HR.40.0527. PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC AWARENESS. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement a statewide public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities. (b) The department may use mass communications media, the Internet, publications, or other means of public education in conducting the campaign. (c) A public awareness strategy implemented for the program must include: (1) the provision of information on the incidence and types of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities; and (2) practices that can reduce the incidences of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities in this state. (d) The department shall enlist the support and assistance of civic, philanthropic, and public service organizations in the performance of the duties imposed under this section. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.201, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HR.40.0527 ("PUBLIC AWARENESS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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