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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency |
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hearing for a child in the 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. Section 263.5031, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) At the close of each permanency hearing under this |
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section, based on the court's findings from a review of the |
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permanency progress report under Subsection (a)(4) and any evidence |
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presented by persons entitled to present evidence under Section |
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263.0021, the court shall render any orders that the court finds to |
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be in the best interest of the child, including any orders necessary |
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to ensure the department is meeting its obligations as managing |
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conservator of the child. |
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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. |