Tex.
Gov't Code Section 547.0101
Definitions
(1)
“Children with severe emotional disturbances” includes children:(A)
who are at risk of incarceration or placement in a residential mental health facility;(B)
who are students in a special education program under Subchapter A (Statewide Plan), Chapter 29 (Educational Programs), Education Code;(C)
with a substance use disorder or a developmental disability; and(D)
for whom a court may appoint the Department of Family and Protective Services as managing conservator.(2)
“Community resource coordination group” means a coordination group established under a memorandum of understanding adopted under Subchapter D, Chapter 522 (Provisions Applicable to All Health and Human Services Agencies and Certain Other State Entities).(3)
“Systems of care services” means a comprehensive state system of mental health services and other necessary and related services that is organized as a coordinated network to meet the multiple and changing needs of children with severe emotional disturbances and their families.
Source:
Section 547.0101 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.547.htm#547.0101 (accessed May 11, 2024).
