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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contracts for family support services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 265, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 265.0042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 265.0042. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE CONTRACT. (a) In |
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order to increase permanency options and other beneficial outcomes |
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for children and youth in the conservatorship of the department, |
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the commission shall contract for family support services with a |
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statewide organization that: |
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(1) is exempt from federal income taxation under 26 |
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U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3); and |
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(2) is composed of individuals or groups of |
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individuals who have expertise in family finding and adoption |
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support services on a statewide basis in other privatized settings |
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with verified metrics and results. |
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(b) The commission shall include in the contract under |
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Subsection (a): |
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(1) measurable goals and objectives relating to the |
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number of: |
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(A) child placements; |
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(B) children receiving services; and |
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(C) children who are adopted; and |
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(2) required practices designed to ensure compliance |
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with standards referenced in the contract. |
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(c) The commission shall ensure that not more than 10 |
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percent of the annual legislative appropriation to implement this |
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subchapter is spent for administrative purposes by the statewide |
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organization with which the commission contracts under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |