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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services to notify certain individuals of changes to child abuse |
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and neglect investigation reports. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 261, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 261.3081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 261.3081. NOTICE REGARDING CHANGES MADE BY DEPARTMENT |
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TO INVESTIGATION REPORT. The department shall notify the following |
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interested parties of any edits or corrections, other than edits or |
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corrections to remedy spelling or grammatical errors, the |
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department makes to the written report prepared by the department |
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under Section 261.308: |
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(1) the child's parent; |
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(2) the attorney for the child's parent if represented |
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by an attorney; |
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(3) an attorney ad litem for the child appointed under |
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Chapter 107; |
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(4) a guardian ad litem for the child appointed under |
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Chapter 107, including a volunteer advocate; and |
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(5) any other person the court determines has an |
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interest in the child's welfare. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |