H.B. No. 4233

	AN ACT
	relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain
	individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of
	the Department of Family and Protective Services.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 264.015, Family Code, is amended by
	adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
	(d)  Each foster parent, prospective adoptive parent, and
	relative or other designated caregiver who provide care for
	children and youth in the conservatorship of the department who are
	10 years of age or older shall complete a training program on:
	(1)  runaway prevention measures; and
	(2)  proper procedures in the event a child or youth
	runs away from the provider.
	(e)  The training under Subsection (d) may be:
	(1)  offered to providers who provide care for children
	in the conservatorship of the department who are younger than 10
	years of age who have a history of running away;
	(2)  included as part of existing licensing training
	provided by the department or contracted residential child-care
	providers; and
	(3)  offered in lieu of required training that is not
	relevant based on the age of the children for whom the person will
	be providing care.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 4233 was passed by the House on May 4,
	2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 110, Nays 32, 1 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 4233 was passed by the Senate on May
	23, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 3.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
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	Governor