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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to birth records of homeless individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 191.0049, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.0049. BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH |
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OR HOMELESS [CHILD OR YOUTH] INDIVIDUAL. (a) On request of a child |
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[or], youth, or homeless individual described by this section, the |
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state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, |
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without fee or parental consent, a certified copy of the [child's or |
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youth's] requestor's birth record to: |
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(1) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 11434a; |
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(2) a child in the managing conservatorship of the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services; [and] |
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(3) a young adult who: |
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(A) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than |
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21 years of age; and |
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(B) resides in a foster care placement, the cost |
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of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services[.]; and |
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(4) a homeless individual as defined by 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 11302. |
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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, 2021. |