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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual |
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exploitation of certain children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 266.012(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters |
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the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive a |
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developmentally appropriate comprehensive assessment. The |
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assessment must include: |
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(1) a screening for trauma; [and] |
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(2) a screening for risk of commercial sexual |
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exploitation using a validated screening tool selected by the Child |
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Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section |
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772.0062, Government Code; and |
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(3) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of |
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the child's needs. |
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SECTION 2. Section 221.003(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A juvenile probation department must, before the |
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disposition of a child's case and using a validated risk and needs |
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assessment instrument or process provided or approved by the |
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department, complete a risk and needs assessment for each child |
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under the jurisdiction of the juvenile probation department. The |
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risk and needs assessment must include a screening for risk of |
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commercial sexual exploitation using a screening tool selected by |
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the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section |
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772.0062, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |