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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of family preservation services by the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services to certain high-risk |
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families. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.2012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.2012. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES. In the five |
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areas of the state that have the highest number of high-risk |
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families determined by zip code, the department shall implement an |
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evidence-based program that provides frequent in-home visits with |
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families who have a history of child abuse or neglect or who display |
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risk factors for child abuse or neglect with the goal of improving |
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family preservation and family reunification. The program must |
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contain guidelines for the frequency of monthly contact by the |
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department with the family, based on the risk factors for child |
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abuse and neglect in each case. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |