HB2070 - Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

      By: Hull, Collier, Slawson, Frank, Gates, H.B. No. 2070       et al.     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child   abuse or neglect registry.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 261.002, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     The department may not add to the central registry   maintained under this section the name of an individual found by the   department to have abused or neglected a child unless:                 (1)     a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final   order in a civil, criminal, or juvenile proceeding in which the   court finds the individual abused or neglected the child; or                 (2)  the individual:                       (A)     is found to have abused or neglected a child   in a child-care facility or family home, as defined by Section   42.002, Human Resources Code;                       (B)     is found to have abused or neglected a child   in a public or private school;                       (C)     is found to have engaged in reportable   conduct that requires the individual's inclusion in the interagency   reportable conduct search engine results under Chapter 810, Health   and Safety Code;                       (D)     is found to have abused or neglected a child   while the child is in the conservatorship of the department; or                       (E)     is found to have abused, assaulted,   neglected, or groomed a child while the child was on the premises of   a church or religious facility, or during church-related activities   off-site.          SECTION 2.  Section 261.002(a-1), Family Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to a finding that an individual abused or   neglected a child made by the Department of Family and Protective   Services on or after the effective date of this Act.  A finding made   by the department before that date is governed by the law in effect   on the date the finding was made, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.