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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated |
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caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.760, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 264.760. ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND |
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PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of |
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this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver [who
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becomes licensed by the department or verified by a licensed
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child-placing agency or the department to operate a foster home,
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foster group home, agency foster home, or agency foster group home
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under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,] may elect to receive |
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foster care payments in lieu of the benefits provided by this |
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subchapter[, beginning with the first month in which the relative
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or other designated caregiver becomes licensed or is verified]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |