TX SB1195

Establishes expungement review panels to consider requests for removal from the state's central registry of child abuse and neglect, composed of the department's general counsel (or designee), chief consumer affairs officer (or designee), and a volunteer State Bar member board-certified in child welfare or family law

Persons may request name removal no earlier than 2 years after being added to the registry, with subsequent requests allowed only 1 year after a denied hearing, and a maximum of 3 hearings per finding within a 10-year period

Prohibits removal requests from individuals whose abuse/neglect resulted in child fatality or near fatality, court-ordered termination of parental rights, or subsequent substantiated findings or criminal convictions for child abuse/neglect

Requires automatic removal of names from the registry after 18 years since the last finding (unless aggravated circumstances existed), or after 2 years for minors whose incidents did not involve sexual abuse, fatality, or near fatality

Does not apply to alleged abuse/neglect occurring in child-care facilities, family homes, or public/private schools; all review proceedings and related documents remain confidential and exempt from public disclosure