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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to foster care placement decisions made by the Department |
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of Family and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.107(e), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) In making placement decisions, the department shall: |
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(1) except when making an emergency placement that |
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does not allow time for the required consultations, consult with |
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the child's caseworker, [and the child's] attorney ad litem, and |
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guardian ad litem and with any[, or] court-appointed volunteer |
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advocate for the child [when possible]; and |
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(2) use clinical protocols to match a child to the most |
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appropriate placement resource. |
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SECTION 2. Section 264.107(e), Family Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a foster care placement decision made by |
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the Department of Family and Protective Services on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |