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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 and to the delivery of those 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 Subsections (d), (e), and (f) 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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(e) A health professional or other person providing |
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services under the home visiting program must obtain the express |
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consent of the owner or adult occupant of the residence or property |
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before the person may enter the residence or property to provide |
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services under the program. |
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(f) Subsection (d) does not authorize a health professional |
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or other person providing services under the home visiting program |
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to enter or remain in the residence or on the property of another in |
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violation of Section 30.05, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |