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AN ACT
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relating to an informational manual for voluntary caregivers who |
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provide temporary care for children who are the subject of an |
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investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 261.3071, Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 261.3071. INFORMATIONAL MANUALS. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Designated caregiver" and[,] "relative |
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caregiver" [and "designated caregiver"] have the meanings assigned |
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those terms by Section 264.751. |
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(2) "Voluntary caregiver" means a person who |
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voluntarily agrees to provide temporary care for a child: |
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(A) who is the subject of an investigation by the |
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department or whose parent, managing conservator, possessory |
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conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian is receiving |
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family-based safety services from the department; |
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(B) who is not in the conservatorship of the |
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department; and |
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(C) who is placed in the care of the person by the |
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parent or other person having legal custody of the child. |
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(b) The department shall develop and publish informational |
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manuals that provide information for: |
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(1) a parent or other person having custody of a child |
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who is the subject of an investigation under this chapter; [and] |
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(2) a person who is selected by the department to be |
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the child's relative or designated caregiver; and |
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(3) a voluntary caregiver. |
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(c) Information provided in the manuals must be in both |
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English and Spanish and must include, as appropriate: |
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(1) useful indexes of information such as telephone |
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numbers; |
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(2) the information required to be provided under |
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Section 261.307(a)(1); |
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(3) information describing the rights and duties of a |
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relative or designated caregiver; [and] |
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(4) information regarding the relative and other |
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designated caregiver program under Subchapter I, Chapter 264; and |
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(5) information regarding the role of a voluntary |
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caregiver, including information on how to obtain any documentation |
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necessary to provide for a child's needs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1723 passed the Senate on |
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May 8, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1723 passed the House on |
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May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |