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Senate Bill 1407 |
Senate Author: Schwertner et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Dukes |
Senate Bill 1407 amends the Family Code to provide for the ability of a substitute caregiver for a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to make a decision, similar to a decision a parent would be entitled to make, regarding the child's participation in age-appropriate normalcy activities. The bill establishes the duty of DFPS to promote the substitute caregiver's ability to make such a decision and provides immunity from liability and from adverse DFPS action for certain actions relating to such a decision. The bill requires a court, at each permanency hearing and at each placement review hearing, to review DFPS efforts to ensure that the child has opportunities to engage in age-appropriate normalcy activities.