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| 7 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 7 | | relating to monetary assistance by the Department of Family and |
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| 10 | 8 | | Protective Services provided to foster parents and relative or |
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| 11 | 9 | | designated caregivers for day-care services. |
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| 12 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 264.124, Family Code, as added by |
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| 14 | 12 | | Chapter 423 (S.B. 430), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular |
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| 15 | 13 | | Session, 2013, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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| 16 | 14 | | follows: |
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| 17 | 15 | | (e) On receipt of the verification required under |
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| 18 | 16 | | Subsection (b), or as provided by Subsection (d), the department |
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| 19 | 17 | | shall provide monetary assistance to a foster parent for day care |
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| 20 | 18 | | for a foster child, regardless of the type of day care chosen by the |
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| 21 | 19 | | foster parent. The department may not deny monetary assistance to |
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| 22 | 20 | | the foster parent based on the number of hours the foster parent |
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| 23 | 21 | | works each week. |
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| 24 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Section 264.755, Family Code, is amended by |
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| 25 | 23 | | adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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| 26 | 24 | | (f) On receipt of the verification required under |
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| 27 | 25 | | Subsection (d), or as provided by Subsection (e), the department |
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| 28 | 26 | | shall provide monetary assistance to a relative or designated |
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| 29 | 27 | | caregiver for day care for the child, regardless of the type of day |
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| 30 | 28 | | care chosen by the relative or designated caregiver. The department |
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| 31 | 29 | | may not deny monetary assistance to the relative or designated |
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| 32 | 30 | | caregiver based on the number of hours the relative or designated |
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| 33 | 31 | | caregiver works each week. |
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| 34 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 35 | 33 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 36 | 34 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 37 | 35 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 38 | 36 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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