83R13355 MCK-D
By: Cortez H.B. No. 1180
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1180:
By: Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 1180
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to foster care placement decisions made by the Department
of Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 264.107, Family Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as
follows:
(e) In making placement decisions, the department shall:
(1) consult with:
(A) the child's caseworker; and
(B) except when making an emergency placement
that does not allow time for the required consultations, the
child's attorney ad litem and [,] guardian ad litem and with any[,
or] court-appointed volunteer advocate for the child [when
possible]; and
(2) use clinical protocols to match a child to the most
appropriate placement resource.
(e-1) If the department is not able to consult with an
individual listed in Subsection (e)(1)(B) before the department
makes an emergency placement decision, the department, not later
than the end of the next business day after the placement is made,
shall notify and consult with that individual regarding the
placement.
SECTION 2. Section 264.107, Family Code, as amended by this
Act, applies only to a foster care placement decision made by the
Department of Family and Protective Services on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.