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By: Rose (Senate Sponsor - West) |
H.B. No. 5394 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2025; |
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May 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & |
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Human Services; May 23, 2025, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 23, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and |
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child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or |
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adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and |
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designated caregivers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.752, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A single source continuum contractor or a child-placing |
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agency may not: |
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(1) subject a relative or designated caregiver to any |
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requirement other than as provided by law or department or Health |
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and Human Services Commission rule; or |
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(2) adopt any policies or procedures related to a |
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relative or designated caregiver other than as authorized by law or |
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department or Health and Human Services Commission rule. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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