Children's Trust Fund of Texas. Council

The Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (commonly referred to as the Children's Trust Fund) was established by the Texas Legislature in 1985 as a body related to the Texas Department of Human Services (Senate Bill 371, 69th Legislature, Regular Session). It was to develop a state plan for expending funds for child abuse and neglect prevention programs, apply for all available federal and state monies, accept private contributions, and receive a portion of marriage license fees. The monies were to be redistributed by the council through a grant application process it was to develop by establishing eligibility criteria, application procedures and methods of evaluation, and funding priorities and amounts. Monies were to be fairly distributed between rural and urban areas and the council was to monitor the expenditure of grant funds and submit annual reports.

In 1991 (House Bill 961, 72nd Legislature, Regular Session) the Children's Trust Fund Council [CTF] became an independent agency, charged with implementing the procedures its earlier charge had caused it to establish. The fund continued to be supported by marriage license fees and receive grant monies from the Federal Prevention Grant appropriation from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. CTF was able to solicit and accept contributions for its programs and was governed by the Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 74.

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