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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restricting the collection and use of DNA samples from |
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children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.131. USE OF FOSTER CHILD DNA FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES |
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PROHIBITED. The department may not collect or use a DNA sample from |
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a child in the managing conservatorship of the department for any |
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purpose without: |
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(1) the written consent of an adult having actual |
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care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary |
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caregiver; or |
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(2) a court order. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |