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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization of monetary assistance and support |
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services for caregivers of children in parental child safety |
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placements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.907. CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. (a) The |
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department may, subject to the availability of funds, enter into a |
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caregiver assistance agreement with a caregiver to provide monetary |
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assistance and additional support services to the caregiver. The |
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monetary assistance and support services must be based on the |
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caregiver's and child's needs, as determined by rules adopted by the |
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executive commissioner. |
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(b) The department may agree to provide to a caregiver in an |
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agreement under this section any monetary assistance or additional |
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support services that may be provided in a caregiver assistance |
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agreement under Section 264.755. |
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SECTION 2. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement Section 264.907, Family Code, as added by this Act, not |
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later than December 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |