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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures for the placement of children with certain |
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relatives or other designated caregivers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.7541 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.7541. CAREGIVER VISIT WITH CHILD; INFORMATION. |
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Before placing a child with a proposed relative or other designated |
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caregiver, the department must: |
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(1) arrange a visit between the child and the proposed |
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caregiver; and |
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(2) provide the proposed caregiver with a form, which |
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may be the same form the department provides to nonrelative |
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caregivers, containing information, to the extent it is available, |
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about the child that would enhance continuity of care for the child, |
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including: |
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(A) the child's school information and |
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educational needs; |
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(B) the child's medical, dental, and mental |
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health care information; |
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(C) the child's social and family information; |
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and |
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(D) any other information about the child the |
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department determines will assist the proposed caregiver in meeting |
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the child's needs. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the placement of a child for whom the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services is named managing conservator 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. |