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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exchange of certain information between the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care |
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services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58.0052(b-3), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-3) At the request of a state or local juvenile justice |
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agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services or a |
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single source continuum contractor who contracts with the |
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department to provide foster care services shall, as soon as |
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practicable [not later than the 14th business day after the date of |
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the request], share with the juvenile justice agency information in |
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the possession of the department or contractor that is necessary to |
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improve and maintain community safety or that assists the agency in |
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the continuation of services for or providing services to a |
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multi-system youth who: |
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(1) is or has been in the temporary or permanent |
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managing conservatorship of the department; |
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(2) is or was the subject of a family-based safety |
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services case with the department; |
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(3) has been reported as an alleged victim of abuse or |
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neglect to the department; |
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(4) is the perpetrator in a case in which the |
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department investigation concluded that there was a reason to |
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believe that abuse or neglect occurred; [or] |
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(5) is a victim in a case in which the department |
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investigation concluded that there was a reason to believe that |
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abuse or neglect occurred; or |
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(6) is a child for whom parental rights have been |
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terminated with respect to one or both parents. |
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SECTION 2. Section 243.008(c), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall, |
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as soon as practicable [not later than the 14th day] after receiving |
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a request from a state or local juvenile justice agency, as defined |
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by Section 58.101, Family Code [local juvenile probation |
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department], provide the following information regarding a child in |
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the custody of the juvenile justice agency [the probation |
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department]: |
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(1) whether the child is currently or has been in |
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foster care; and |
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(2) if applicable, the number of times the child has |
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previously been placed in foster care. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information made by a state or local juvenile justice |
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agency on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for |
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information made before that date is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |