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Amend HB 2926 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Section 262.1095(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a)  When the Department of Family and Protective Services or another agency takes possession of a child under this chapter, the department:
(1)  shall provide information as prescribed by this section to each adult the department is able to identify and locate who is:
(A)  related to the child within the fourth [third] degree by consanguinity as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code;
(B)  an adult relative of the alleged father of the child if the department has a reasonable basis to believe the alleged father is the child's biological father; or
(C)  identified as a potential relative or designated caregiver, as defined by Section 264.751, on the proposed child placement resources form provided under Section 261.307; and
(2)  may provide information as prescribed by this section to each adult the department is able to identify and locate who has a long-standing and significant relationship with the child.
SECTION ____.  Section 262.114, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d)  In making a placement decision for a child, the department shall give preference to persons in the following order:
(1)  a person related to the child by blood, marriage, or adoption;
(2)  a person with whom the child has a long-standing and significant relationship;
(3)  a foster home; and
(4)  a general residential operation.