88R2954 MLH-D
 
  By: West S.B. No. 135
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to recording the results of certain home studies performed
  by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 262.114, Family Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
         (a-3)  The department shall record the results of a home
  study performed under Subsection (a) in the department's electronic
  case management system.
         SECTION 2.  Section 264.207, Family Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall record the results of a home study
  performed under Subsection (a) in the department's electronic case
  management system.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 262.114(a-3) and 264.207(b), Family
  Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a home study performed on
  or after the effective date of this Act. A home study performed
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect on the date the home study was performed, and the former law
  is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.