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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of family protection services by the |
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Texas Indigent Defense Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 79.001(8-a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(8-a) "Family protection services" means services |
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provided under this chapter, including services subject to the |
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Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. |
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No. 115-123), by an attorney, attorney ad litem, licensed |
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investigator, social worker, forensic expert, mental health |
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expert, or other similar expert or specialist to an indigent parent |
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or child in: |
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(A) a suit filed by the department against the |
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parent; or |
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(B) a department investigation of the parent. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |