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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship |
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of the Department 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. Chapter 266, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 266.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 266.012. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later |
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than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship |
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of the department, the child shall receive a developmentally |
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appropriate, comprehensive psychosocial assessment. The assessment |
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must include: |
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(1) a screening for trauma; and |
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(2) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of |
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the child's needs. |
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(b) The department shall develop: |
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(1) a schedule of approved assessment tools that may |
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be used in the performance of an assessment; and |
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(2) guidelines regarding the contents of an assessment |
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report. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |