TX HB1502

Creates a 13-member Child and Adult Protective Investigations Advisory Committee within the Department of Family and Protective Services to improve accuracy and standardization of abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigations

Committee members include appointees from the governor's office (chair), lieutenant governor's office (vice chair), speaker's office, DFPS commissioner, deputy commissioner, regional directors, investigators from rural and urban regions, a district judge, attorneys, and a parent/caregiver who has been involved in a CPS case

Committee must advise on developing investigation policies ensuring due process compliance, training programs for investigators, data-informed investigation models, and consistent engagement with courts and legal advocates

Requires quarterly public meetings subject to open meetings law, with live streaming and archived video maintained on the department's website for seven years

Annual report due by August 31st must include statistics on investigations, case dispositions, children removed/placed in foster care, caseloads per investigator, complaints filed, and recommendations for addressing identified challenges

Advisory committee is abolished and the provision expires on September 1, 2029