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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption by the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services of standardized forms for use by foster parent applicants, |
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child-placing agencies, and department caseworkers in submitting |
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required information to the department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.014. STANDARDIZED FORMS FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION |
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REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT. The department shall adopt |
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standardized forms for use by foster parent applicants, |
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child-placing agencies, and department caseworkers to submit |
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required information to the department. The standardized forms |
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must be attached to each document provided to a foster parent |
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applicant, child-placing agency, or department caseworker by the |
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department that contain standards relating to the information |
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required to be submitted to the department. |
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SECTION 2. The Department of Family and Protective Services |
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shall adopt and make available the standardized forms required by |
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Section 264.014, Family Code, as added by this Act, as soon as |
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practicable after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |