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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the |
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full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child |
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relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 262.2011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 262.2011. CONFIRMATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE PROVIDED. |
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Before commencement of the full adversary hearing, the court shall, |
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in writing and in open court, confirm with an alleged perpetrator |
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that: |
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(1) before interviewing the alleged perpetrator, the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services informed the person of |
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the person's right to: |
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(A) create an audio or video recording of the |
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interview under Section 261.3027; and |
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(B) request an administrative review of the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services' findings under |
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Section 261.3091; and |
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(2) when the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services first contacted the alleged perpetrator after initiating |
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an investigation of a parent or other person having legal custody of |
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a child, the department provided the person with the information |
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required by Section 261.307. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A suit filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date that the suit is filed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |