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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services to study the effectiveness of the relative and other |
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designated caregiver placement program. |
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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 264.761 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.761. STUDY OF PROGRAM. (a) The department shall |
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study the effectiveness of the relative and other designated |
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caregiver placement program created by this subchapter and make |
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recommendations to the legislature for improving the program. The |
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recommended improvements must be designed to minimize the number of |
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placements for each child, maximize efficiency in the distribution |
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of any monetary or other assistance for which caregivers qualify, |
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facilitate a safe and permanent exit from the managing |
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conservatorship of the department in as timely a fashion as |
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possible, and assist caregivers in obtaining the verification |
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necessary to qualify for foster care maintenance reimbursement. |
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The recommendations may include increases in the amount of |
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assistance and the identification of automated or other processes |
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designed to speed the payment of assistance. |
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(b) The department shall report its findings and |
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recommendations to the legislature not later than January 1, 2017. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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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. 2655 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2655 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 |