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Amend CSSB 758 (House committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 264.015 to read as follows:
Sec. 264.015. STANDARDIZED FORMS FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION
REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT. The department shall adopt
standardized forms for use by foster parent applicants,
child-placing agencies, and department caseworkers to submit
required information to the department. The standardized forms
must be attached to each document provided to a foster parent
applicant, child-placing agency, or department caseworker by the
department that contains standards relating to the information
required to be submitted to the department.
SECTION ____. The Department of Family and Protective
Services shall adopt and make available the standardized forms
required by Section 264.015, Family Code, as added by this Act, as
soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act.