Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 546.0252. Family-Based Alternatives System: Purpose, Implementation, and Administration

(a) The purpose of the family-based alternatives system is to further this state's policy of providing for a child's basic needs for safety, security, and stability by ensuring that a child becomes a part of a successful permanent family as soon as possible.

(b) In achieving the purpose described by Subsection (a), the family-based alternatives system is intended to operate in a manner that recognizes that parents are a valued and integral part of the process established under the system. The system must:

(c) The commission shall begin implementing the family-based alternatives system in areas of this state with high numbers of children who reside in institutions.

(d) The family-based alternatives system may be administered in cooperation with public and private entities. (Gov. Code, Secs. 531.060(a), (b), (f), (h).)