Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services' annual report of key performance measures and data elements for child protection; authorizing a penalty.

HB 1440 requires Texas' Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to publish an annual report by February 1st each year, detailing specific child protection performance data. The report must include metrics like the number of child abuse reports received, protective actions taken, child deaths from abuse/neglect, staffing levels, permanency goals for children in foster care, and data on pregnant minors in DFPS custody. This bill directly affects DFPS (which must create and publish the report) and the public (which gains access to this transparency data). The law also authorizes penalties for DFPS if it fails to meet these reporting requirements.