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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to recording the results of certain home studies performed |
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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 262.114, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows: |
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(a-3) The department shall record the results of a home |
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study performed under Subsection (a) in the department's electronic |
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case management system. |
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SECTION 2. Section 264.207, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall record the results of a home study |
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performed under Subsection (a) in the department's electronic case |
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management system. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 262.114(a-3) and 264.207(b), Family |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a home study performed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A home study performed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the home study was performed, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |