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This bill establishes a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in Texas to address and prevent fatal incidents of family violence. The task force will be created within the state's criminal justice division and will include a diverse steering committee and members representing various state agencies, family violence centers, advocacy organizations, law enforcement, and survivor groups. The task force's primary responsibilities include analyzing risk factors for family violence homicides, developing resources and training for professionals who work with survivors, collecting and publicly sharing data about family violence across different regions, and creating policy recommendations to improve service coordination, funding, prevention, investigation, and prosecution of family violence criminal homicide. The task force will submit a comprehensive report to state leadership by December 1, 2026, and will be automatically dissolved on January 1, 2028. Task force members who are not state employees will be eligible for per diem compensation and expense reimbursement. The bill defines key terms like "criminal homicide" and "family violence" and aims to create a comprehensive, collaborative approach to addressing this serious issue in Texas.

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