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AN ACT
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relating to foster care placement decisions made by the Department |
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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. Subsection (e), Section 264.107, Family Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) In making placement decisions, the department shall: |
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(1) except when making an emergency placement that |
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does not allow time for the required consultations, consult with |
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the child's caseworker, [and the child's] attorney ad litem, and |
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guardian ad litem and with any[, or] court-appointed volunteer |
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advocate for the child [when possible]; and |
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(2) use clinical protocols to match a child to the most |
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appropriate placement resource. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (e), Section 264.107, Family Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a foster care placement |
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decision made by the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 425 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 425 passed the House on |
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May 10, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two |
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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 |