Amend CSHB 3041 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike page 1, line 22, through page 2, line 10, and substitute the following:
(3) "Family preservation service" means a time-limited, family-focused service, including a service subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123), provided to the family of a child who is:
(A) a candidate for foster care to prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child and to allow the child to remain safely with the child's family; or
(B) a pregnant or parenting foster youth.
(4) "Family preservation services plan" means a written plan, based on a professional assessment, listing the family preservation services, including services subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123), to be provided to the family of a child who is:
(A) a candidate for foster care; or
(B) a pregnant or parenting foster youth.
(2) On page 2, lines 18-19, strike "child who is pregnant or is a parent" and substitute "pregnant or parenting foster youth".
(3) On page 2, line 27, to page 3, line 1, strike "or a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(4) On page 3, strike lines 4-10 and substitute the following:
use:
(1) Title IV-E funds to:
(A) pay for legal representation for parents in the manner provided by Section 107.015; or
(B) provide to counties a matching reimbursement for the cost of the legal representation; and
(2) funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or other department funds to provide enhanced in-home support services to families qualifying for prevention services under this subchapter to achieve the objectives in the family preservation services plan.
(5) On page 3, line 11, strike "The" and substitute "(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the".
(6) On page 3, lines 13-14, strike "or a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(7) On page 3, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
(b) The department is not required to obtain a court order to provide family preservation services to a pregnant or parenting foster youth.
(8) On page 7, lines 3-4, strike "or a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(9) On page 7, lines 20-21, strike "or to address the needs of a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(10) On page 9, line 19, strike "or a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(11) On page 10, line 4, strike "or address the needs of a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(12) On page 10, lines 19-20, strike "or a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(13) On page 11, lines 9-10, strike "or address the needs of a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(14) On page 12, lines 2-3, strike "or address the needs of a child who is pregnant or is a parent".
(15) On page 14, line 26, strike "are parents" and substitute "parenting foster youth".