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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to responsibility for certain expenses incurred to |
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temporarily house a child in the conservatorship of the Department |
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of Family and Protective Services in a hotel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 262, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 262.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 262.017. COUNTY RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN HOUSING |
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EXPENSES. (a) In this section, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 792.001, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) If a court orders the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services to provide temporary emergency care for a child |
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under Section 264.107(g) in a hotel or other unlicensed setting, |
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the county in which the court is located shall pay the expenses to |
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house the child in that location, including the cost for room and |
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board and the cost for department staff necessary to monitor the |
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child. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |