BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1180 |
By: Cortez |
Human Services |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
It has been asserted that, because consultation with certain involved parties is recommended but not required when the Department of Family and Protective Services makes a foster care placement decision, children sometimes have to go through multiple placements before being placed in the most appropriate care setting. C.S.H.B. 1180 seeks to decrease the number of times a child changes placements by ensuring input from more parties during the placement decision process.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1180 amends the Family Code to specify, in a provision requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to consult with a child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or court-appointed volunteer advocate in making a decision regarding the placement of the child in contract residential care, that DFPS is required to consult with all of those individuals in making such a decision. The bill excepts DFPS from that requirement when making an emergency placement that does not allow time for the required consultations. The bill requires DFPS, if the department is not able to consult with one of the required individuals before making an emergency placement decision, to notify and consult with the applicable individual regarding the placement not later than the end of the next business day after the placement is made.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1180 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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