Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

QBffice of the Bttornep @eneral &ate of Eexae DAN MORALES ATTORNEY CENERAL May 20,199s The Honorable J.E. “Buster” Brown Opinion No. DM-476 Chair, Natural Resources Committee Texas State Senate Re: Whether a local school official may refuse P.O. Box 12068 to permit a Department of Protective and Austin, Texas 7871 l-2068 Regulatory Services investigator, investigating reported child abuse, to interview a child at school, and related questions (RQ-1035) Dear Senator Brown: Family Code section 261.302(b)(l) p ermits an investigator, investigating reported child abuse, to interview an allegedly…