Amend CSHB 567 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 107.003(b), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  In addition to the duties required by Subsection (a), an attorney ad litem appointed for a child in a proceeding under Chapter 262, [or] 263, or 264 shall:

(1)  review the medical care provided to the child;

(2)  in a developmentally appropriate manner, seek to elicit the child's opinion on the medical care provided;

(3)  for a child at least 16 years of age:

(A)  advise the child of the child's right to request the court to authorize the child to consent to the child's own medical care under Section 266.010; and

(B)  ascertain whether the child has received the following documents:

(i)  a certified copy of the child's birth certificate;

(ii)  a social security card or a replacement social security card;

(iii)  a driver's license or personal identification certificate under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and

(iv)  any other personal document the Department of Family and Protective Services determines appropriate; and

(4)  seek to elicit in a developmentally appropriate manner the name of any adult, particularly an adult residing in the child's community, who could be a relative or designated caregiver for the child and immediately provide the names of those individuals to the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SECTION ____.  Sections 107.004(d), (d-2), (d-3), and (e), Family Code, are amended to read as follows:

(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), an attorney ad litem appointed for a child in a proceeding under Chapter 262, [or] 263, or 264 shall:

(1)  meet before each court hearing with:

(A)  the child, if the child is at least four years of age; or

(B)  the individual with whom the child ordinarily resides, including the child's parent, conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian, if the child is younger than four years of age; and

(2)  if the child or individual is not present at the court hearing, file a written statement with the court indicating that the attorney ad litem complied with Subdivision (1).

(d-2)  An attorney ad litem appointed to represent a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services or a child who is the subject of a proceeding under Chapter 264 shall, before each scheduled hearing under Chapter 263 or 264, determine whether the child's educational needs and goals have been identified and addressed.

(d-3)  An attorney ad litem appointed to represent a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services or a child who is the subject of a proceeding under Chapter 264 shall periodically continue to review the child's safety and well-being, including any effects of trauma to the child, and take appropriate action, including requesting a review hearing when necessary to address an issue of concern.

(e)  An attorney ad litem appointed for a child in a proceeding under Chapter 262, [or] 263, or 264 is not required to comply with Subsection (d) before a hearing if the court finds at that hearing that the attorney ad litem has shown good cause why the attorney ad litem's compliance with that subsection is not feasible or in the best interest of the child. Additionally, a court may, on a showing of good cause, authorize an attorney ad litem to comply with Subsection (d) by conferring with the child or other individual, as appropriate, by telephone or video conference.