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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain duties of a parent or guardian regarding |
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information in reports prepared by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services in adoption cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 162.005(f), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The department, licensed child-placing agency, [parent,
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guardian,] person, or entity who prepares and files the original |
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report and the parent or guardian, regardless of whether the parent |
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or guardian prepares and files the original report, are [is] |
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required to furnish supplemental medical, psychological, and |
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psychiatric information to the adoptive parents if that information |
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becomes available and to file the supplemental information where |
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the original report is filed. The supplemental information shall |
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be retained for as long as the original report is required to be |
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retained. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |