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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain minors to consent to Texas Home |
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Visiting Program services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.982, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A minor who is otherwise eligible for a home visiting |
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program may consent to enrollment in and to receive services from a |
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home visiting program. For purposes of this subsection, "minor" |
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means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |