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