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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated |
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caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.760, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 264.760. ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND |
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PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of |
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this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver [who |
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becomes verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an |
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agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,] may |
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elect to receive foster care payments in lieu of the benefits |
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provided by this subchapter[, beginning with the first month in |
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which the relative or other designated caregiver becomes licensed |
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or is verified]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |