SECTION 379.407. Legal Advocate  


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  • A center must:

    (1) designate at least one staff person, either paid or volunteer, to act as a legal advocate; and

    (2) provide the legal advocate with access to relevant trainings to ensure that appropriate employees, volunteers, and interns have a working knowledge of current Texas laws pertaining to family violence, as well as the local justice system's response to family violence in each county where services are provided.

Source Note: The provisions of this §379.407 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4309