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AN ACT
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relating to certain information provided to prospective adoptive |
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parents by the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 162, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 162.0086 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 162.0086. INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLING ACCESS. |
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(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall provide |
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information to each person seeking to adopt a child placed for |
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adoption by the department regarding the right of a child's sibling |
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to file a suit for access to the child under Sections 102.0045 and |
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153.551. |
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(b) The department may provide the information required |
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under Subsection (a) on any form or application provided to |
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prospective adoptive parents. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 948 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 948 passed the House on |
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May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |