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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain training for certain individuals who care for |
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children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.015, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(f) The department shall require foster parents, adoptive |
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parents, kinship caregivers, department caseworkers, department |
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supervisors, and personnel at agencies that provide services to |
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children in the department's conservatorship to complete an annual |
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online eight-hour training course regarding nurturing the |
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emotional health and supporting the emotional well-being of |
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children, including instruction on attachment issues, |
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trauma-informed care, and emotional expression. |
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(g) In areas of the state where a single source continuum |
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contractor provides foster care or case management services, the |
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department shall ensure that the single source continuum contractor |
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carries out the training required by Subsection (f). |
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(h) The training required under Subsection (f) must be |
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offered in Spanish and English. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |