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Senate Bill 2385 |
Senate Author: Shapleigh |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Naishtat et al. |
Senate Bill 2385 amends the Family Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services, at a full adversary hearing for a child in the managing conservatorship of the state, to file with the court a copy of each proposed child placement resources form completed by the parent or other person having legal custody of the child, a copy of any completed home study, and the name of the relative or other designated caregiver, if any, with whom the child has been placed. If the child has not been placed with a relative or other designated caregiver by the time of the hearing, the department is required to file a statement explaining the reasons the child has not been placed and a statement explaining the actions the department is taking, if any, to do so.
Senate Bill 2385 requires the department to file the documents not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing unless the child is in adoptive placement or another placement that is intended to be permanent.