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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of food and nutrition instruction in the |
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transitional living services program for certain youth in foster |
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care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.121(f), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The department shall require a person with whom the |
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department contracts for transitional living services for foster |
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youth to provide or assist youth in obtaining: |
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(1) housing services; |
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(2) job training and employment services; |
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(3) college preparation services; |
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(4) services that will assist youth in obtaining a |
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general education development certificate; [and] |
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(5) services that will assist youth in developing |
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skills in food preparation; |
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(6) nutrition education that promotes healthy food |
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choices; and |
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(7) [(5)] any other appropriate transitional living |
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service identified by the department. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a person who enters into a contract with the Department of Family |
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and Protective Services to provide transitional living services for |
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foster youth on or 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, 2013. |