83R6880 MCK-D
By: Farney H.B. No. 1686
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(e), Family Code, is amended 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.
SECTION 2. Section 264.107(e), 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.