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