Sec. 265.153. EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING EDUCATION. (a) The department shall adopt outcome indicators to measure the effectiveness of parenting education programs provided under this chapter in achieving desired outcomes.
(b) The department may work directly with the model developer of a parenting education program to identify appropriate outcome indicators for the program and to ensure that the program substantially complies with the model.
(c) The department shall develop internal processes to share information with parenting education programs to assist the department in analyzing the performance of the programs.
(d) The department shall use information obtained under this section to:
(1) monitor parenting education programs;
(2) continually improve the quality of the programs; and
(3) evaluate the effectiveness of the programs.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
Redesignated from Family Code, Section 265.103 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(9), eff. September 1, 2017.