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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a family service plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 263.102, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) to read as follows: |
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(g) In preparing a service plan, the department shall make |
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reasonable accommodations for a parent with a disability as |
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required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section |
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12101 et seq.). |
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(h) Services ordered in the service plan must be narrowly |
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tailored to address the reason for the child's removal. |
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(i) If the court finds under Section 262.201 that a parent, |
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managing conservator, possessory conservator, guardian, caretaker, |
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or custodian entitled to possession did not cause the immediate |
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danger to the physical health or safety of the child or was not the |
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perpetrator of the neglect or abuse alleged in the suit, the court |
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may not require that parent, managing conservator, possessory |
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conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian entitled to |
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possession to participate in services ordered in the service plan. |
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(j) A person receiving services under a service plan may |
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obtain those services from a qualified provider selected by the |
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person if: |
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(1) the selected provider is qualified or licensed to |
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provide the services ordered under the service plan; |
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(2) the services provided by the selected provider: |
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(A) meet the scope and duration of the services |
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ordered under the service plan; and |
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(B) achieve the stated goals of the service plan; |
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and |
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(3) the person selecting the provider pays for the |
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services. |
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(k) A person receiving services from a service provider |
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selected under Subsection (j) who successfully completes the |
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services must obtain written verification from the service provider |
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of that completion. The department shall accept the service |
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provider's verification as proof that the person has successfully |
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completed the services ordered under the service plan. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a service plan that is created on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |