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Chapter 524
S.B. No. 723
1 AN ACT
2 relating to requiring that the Department of Family and Protective
3 Services maintain and report certain information in connection with
4 the placement of children and to the use of the information
5 provided.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7 SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
8 amended by adding Section 264.759 to read as follows:
9 Sec. 264.759. RECORDS OF PLACEMENTS THAT FAIL FOR FINANCIAL
10 REASONS. (a) The department shall record each instance in which a
11 placement under this subchapter is not able to be made solely
12 because the relative or designated caregiver cannot afford to care
13 for the child. The department shall document, if possible, the
14 amount of monetary assistance and reimbursement to which the
15 caregiver would be entitled and the amount of assistance that would16 have made the placement affordable for the caregiver.
17 (b) The department shall compile statistics based on the
18 information recorded under this section and shall report annually
19 to the legislature regarding proposed placements that are not made
20 in the preceding year due to financial reasons. The report required
21 under this subsection may be made in conjunction with other reports
22 the department is required to submit to the legislature.
23 SECTION 2. Article 5.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
24 amended by adding Subsection (a-l) to read as follows:1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 723, Chapter 524, legislative document, June 15, 2007; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156268/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.