TexasBarCLE and the Child Protection Law Section of the State Bar of Texas will host the 7th Annual Advanced Child Protection Law Course (Advanced Course) in Georgetown on March 6-7, 2025. A 3-hour Child Protection Law 101 Course (101 Course) will also be offered as a pre-conference training on the morning of March 6th. Both the 101 Course and the Advanced Course will also be offered via webcast replay. For more information on both courses, please see the current course brochure.

The Children’s Commission is offering separate registration scholarships to attorneys to attend the 101 Course and/or the Advanced Course. To meet the criteria for either scholarship, applicants must:

• be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas, and  
• commit to timely submitting a post-event survey from the Children’s Commission.

Preference will be given to applicants who currently take court appointments on the child welfare docket or represent DFPS. Additionally, preference may be given to attorneys who have not received scholarships from the Children’s Commission within the last year. In addition to the above criteria, applicants for the 101 Course must also be new to the practice of child welfare law, with no more than 5 years of experience.

The scholarship will take the form of waived registration fees to attend the live course(s) in Georgetown or the webcast replay(s). The Children’s Commission will work with the State Bar to register scholarship awardees directly for the 101 Course and the Advanced Course. The Children’s Commission is not able to reimburse attorneys who pay the State Bar of Texas directly.

For more information about the scholarship and to apply, please click the button below. 

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Please note that the registration fees for the courses are waived for Texas judges by TexasBarCLE. Judges wishing to attend the 101 Course or the Advanced Course should contact TexasBarCLE directly.

Having trouble viewing this message? Try View as Webpage

For a complete list of Resource Letters, please visit the Children's Commission webpage. Information provided by the Children’s Commission should not be read as a commentary by the Supreme Court of Texas or any other court. The Children’s Commission website is not equipped to facilitate dialogue or conversation about matters related to the information in this communique. For more information about the Children’s Commission, please visit our website.

SUBSCRIBE | UNSUBSCRIBE

STAY CONNECTED