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House Bill 4 |
House Author: Burkett et al. |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Schwertner et al. |
House Bill 4 amends the Family Code to replace the monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) in the form of a one-time cash payment to a relative or other designated caregiver of a child under a caregiver assistance agreement with monetary assistance that does not exceed 50 percent of the DFPS daily basic foster care rate for the child and to condition eligibility for that assistance based on the caregiver's family income. The bill, among other provisions, creates a felony offense for a person who makes or causes to be made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact that allows a person to enter into a caregiver assistance agreement and provides for an annual DFPS report on the relative and other designated caregiver placement program. The bill takes effect September 1, 2017, but only if a specific appropriation for the bill's implementation is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.