Senate Bill 6: 180-Day Progress Report

September 1, 2006 Texas Senate Bill 6: 180-Day Progress Report Senate Bill (SB) 6, passed by the 79th Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Rick Perry in 2005, laid the groundwork for comprehensive reform of child and adult protective services in Texas. Resources and direction were put in place to transform the programs charged with protecting children and people who are elderly or have disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. As part of the ongoing legislative oversight, Section 5.01 of SB 6 requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to submit a detailed progress report to legislative . . .