Handbook Revision, August 1, 2025
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on August 1, 2025.
On September 1, 2017, the investigations branch of CPS became a separate division named Child Protective Investigations (CPI). Until CPI develops its own policy handbook, investigation policies and procedures will remain in the CPS Handbook.
See:
Child Protective Services Revisions
Child Protective Investigations Revisions
Child Protective Services Revisions
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Child Protective Investigations Revisions
School Investigations (PATS 14356)
In regard to Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 707, this policy’s revisions include:
- A requirement for special investigators to send a certified letter or email documenting unsuccessful verbal attempts to make contact with the superintendent, president, or director of a charter school or chief executive officer of a private school.
- The reorganization of actions required in school investigations to ensure clarity and efficiency.
- The responsibility of special investigators to make reasonable efforts to conduct face-to-face interviews as part of their investigative process.
See:
2320 School Investigations
2321 Criteria for a School Investigation
2322 Actions Required before Starting a School Investigation
2323 Actions Required during a School Investigation
2324 Schools Not Under the Jurisdiction of the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
2325 Danger to a Child during a School Investigation
2326 Completion and Closure of a School Investigation
2327 Release of the School Investigation Report