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Amend CSHB 1549 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 264.1075, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b) As soon as possible after a child is placed in the managing conservatorship of the department [begins receiving foster care under this subchapter], the department shall assess whether the child has a developmental or intellectual disability.
(c) If the assessment required by Subsection (b) indicates that the child might have an intellectual disability, the department shall ensure that a referral for a determination of intellectual disability is made as soon as possible and that the determination is conducted by an authorized provider before the date of the child's 16th birthday, if practicable. If the child is placed in the managing conservatorship of the department after the child's 16th birthday, the determination of intellectual disability must be conducted as soon as possible after the assessment required by Subsection (b). In this subsection, "authorized provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 593.004, Health and Safety Code.