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AN ACT
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relating to access by a sibling of a child separated from the |
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sibling due to an action by the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.0045, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The sibling of a child who is separated from the |
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sibling as the result of an action by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services may file an original suit as provided by |
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Section 153.551 requesting access to the child, regardless of the |
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age of the sibling. A court shall expedite a suit filed under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1781 was passed by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1781 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |