| 1 | 1 | | 84R17088 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Naishtat, Burkett H.B. No. 1852 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1852: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 1852 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 266, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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| 13 | 13 | | Section 266.012 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 266.012. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later |
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| 15 | 15 | | than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship |
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| 16 | 16 | | of the department, the child shall receive a developmentally |
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| 17 | 17 | | appropriate comprehensive assessment. The assessment must include: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) a screening for trauma; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of |
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| 20 | 20 | | the child's needs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) The department shall develop guidelines regarding the |
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| 22 | 22 | | contents of an assessment report. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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