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Senate Bill 1758 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Turner |
Senate Bill 1758 amends the Family Code to provide for an independent living skills assessment for certain youth in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and to require DFPS, in coordination with stakeholders, to develop and report on a plan to standardize the curriculum for the preparation for adult living program. The bill, among other provisions, revises requirements for a court in permanency hearings as part of a child protection suit with regard to a child whose permanency goal is another planned permanent living arrangement and expands the duties of a guardian ad litem appointed for a child at least 16 years of age in certain proceedings.