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Amend SB 759 on third reading in SECTION 2 of the bill, by
striking amended Subsection (d), Section 263.501, Family Code, as
amended by Floor Amendment No. 1 by Parker, and substituting the
following:
(d) The following are entitled to not less than 10 days'
notice of a placement review hearing and are entitled to present
evidence and be heard at the hearing:
(1) the department;
(2) the foster parent, preadoptive parent, relative of
the child providing care, or director of the group home or
institution in which the child is residing;
(3) each parent of the child;
(4) each possessory conservator or guardian of the
child;
(5) the child's attorney ad litem and volunteer
advocate, if the appointments were not dismissed in the final
order; [and]
(6) the licensed administrator of the child-placing
agency responsible for placing the child for adoption;
(7) the following individuals, if the individual has
filed with the department a written request to receive notice:
(A) an adult sibling of the child;
(B) a grandparent of the child;
(C) an aunt who is a sister of a parent of the
child; or
(D) an uncle who is a brother of a parent of the
child; and
(8) any other person or agency named by the court as
having an interest in the child's welfare.