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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of identification documentation for foster |
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care youth. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.1211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.1211. RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS FOR CHILDREN AGING OUT |
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OF FOSTER CARE. The department in cooperation with volunteer |
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advocates from a charitable organization described by Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 107, and the Department of Public Safety shall develop |
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procedures to ensure that a foster child obtains a driver's license |
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or personal identification card before the child leaves the |
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conservatorship of the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |