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House Bill 614 |
House Author: Puente |
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Effective: 5-27-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 614 amends the Family Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services to continue paying the cost of foster care, including medical care, for certain children under the care of the department until the later of the date the child attains the age of 18 or the date the child graduates from high school or ceases to be enrolled in a secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma. The bill also transfers rulemaking authority from the Board of Protective and Regulatory Services to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission as it relates to the payment of foster care after the child becomes 18 years of age if the child is attending an institution of higher education.