The bill would amend Family Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to address barriers for youth with disabilities to participate in the Preparation for Adult Living Program and to ensure all youth participating in the program are provided certain information and services. The bill would also require DFPS to provide certain information and services on housing to assist youth entering extended foster care.
The bill would amend the Family Code to require DFPS, in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), to establish a work group to develop a plan to ensure foster care youth who complete the standardized Preparation for Adult Living curriculum are eligible to receive college credit for completing the program.
Based on analysis of DFPS and information provided by THECB, this analysis assumes there would be minimal costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill that could be absorbed within current resources.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.