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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide |
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specialized training to foster parents of certain children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.124 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.124. FOSTER PARENT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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department shall establish a pilot program to provide specialized |
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training to foster parents of children who have been traumatized or |
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have serious mental health needs if the department or another state |
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agency is able to provide the training using existing resources or a |
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local governmental entity or charitable organization is able to |
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provide the training at no cost to the state. |
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(b) The department shall: |
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(1) establish the pilot program in a county with a |
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population of at least 1.5 million that is within 200 miles of an |
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international border; |
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(2) coordinate the specialized training as part of |
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community-based services and support provided under a Wraparound |
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individualized planning process for foster children as prescribed |
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by the Texas Integrated Funding Initiative Consortium; and |
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(3) evaluate the pilot program not later than the |
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second anniversary of the date the program is established. |
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(c) The department shall prepare a report containing the |
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evaluation required under Subsection (b)(3) and the department's |
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recommendations on the feasibility and continuation of the pilot |
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program. The department shall submit electronically a copy of the |
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report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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house of representatives not later than December 1, 2016. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than May 1, 2014, the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services shall establish the pilot program |
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required under Section 264.124, Family Code, as added by 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. 769 passed the Senate on |
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April 4, 2013, 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. 769 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 2, 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 |