83R24338 MCK-F
 
  By: Strama H.B. No. 1143
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1143:
 
  By:  Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 1143
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship
  of the state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 266, Family Code, is amended by adding
  Section 266.011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 266.011.  COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS.  (a) Not later
  than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship
  of the department, the child shall receive a developmentally
  appropriate, comprehensive psychosocial assessment. The assessment
  must include:
               (1)  a screening for trauma; and
               (2)  interviews with individuals who have knowledge of
  the child's needs.
         (b)  The department shall develop:
               (1)  a schedule of approved assessment tools that may
  be used in the performance of an assessment; and
               (2)  guidelines regarding the contents of an assessment
  report.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.