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Amend CSHB 7 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 7, between lines 9 and 10, insert "Subsection (b)" as follows:
(b) At each hearing under this chapter, the court shall review the placement of each child in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the department who has not been returned to the child's home. The court shall make a finding on whether there is a continuing danger to the physical health or safety of the child in the home and whether it is contrary to the welfare of the child for the child to return home.
(2) On page 11, between lines 17 and 18, insert "Subsection (c)" as follows:
(c) At each hearing under this chapter, the court shall review the placement of each child in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the department who has not been returned to the child's home. The court shall make a finding on whether there is a continuing danger to the physical health or safety of the child in the home and whether it is contrary to the welfare of the child for the child to return home.