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| 1 | 1 | 83R24338 MCK-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Strama H.B. No. 1143 | |
| 3 | 3 | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1143: | |
| 4 | 4 | By: Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 1143 | |
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship | |
| 10 | 10 | of the state. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 266, Family Code, is amended by adding | |
| 13 | 13 | Section 266.011 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 266.011. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later | |
| 15 | 15 | than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship | |
| 16 | 16 | of the department, the child shall receive a developmentally | |
| 17 | 17 | appropriate, comprehensive psychosocial assessment. The assessment | |
| 18 | 18 | must include: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) a screening for trauma; and | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of | |
| 21 | 21 | the child's needs. | |
| 22 | 22 | (b) The department shall develop: | |
| 23 | 23 | (1) a schedule of approved assessment tools that may | |
| 24 | 24 | be used in the performance of an assessment; and | |
| 25 | 25 | (2) guidelines regarding the contents of an assessment | |
| 26 | 26 | report. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |