Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2370	House Author:  Dukes
Effective:  9-1-11	Senate Sponsor:  West

            House Bill 2370 amends the Family Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services or a licensed child-placing agency, at the time a person applies to become licensed or verified to provide care under the permanency care assistance program, to notify the applicant that a background check, including a criminal history check, will be conducted.  Those entities are required to inform the applicant about criminal convictions that preclude a person from becoming a licensed or verified foster home and may also be considered in the application evaluation.