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| 1 | - | By: West, et al. S.B. No. 125 | |
| 2 | - | (Naishtat) | |
| 1 | + | S.B. No. 125 | |
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| 5 | - | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 4 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 5 | relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship | |
| 8 | 6 | of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | |
| 9 | 7 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 8 | SECTION 1. Chapter 266, Family Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 9 | Section 266.012 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 10 | Sec. 266.012. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later | |
| 13 | 11 | than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship | |
| 14 | 12 | of the department, the child shall receive a developmentally | |
| 15 | 13 | appropriate comprehensive assessment. The assessment must | |
| 16 | 14 | include: | |
| 17 | 15 | (1) a screening for trauma; and | |
| 18 | 16 | (2) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of | |
| 19 | 17 | the child's needs. | |
| 20 | 18 | (b) The department shall develop guidelines regarding the | |
| 21 | 19 | contents of an assessment report. | |
| 22 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | |
| 21 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ | |
| 22 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House | |
| 23 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 125 passed the Senate on | |
| 24 | + | April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | |
| 25 | + | ______________________________ | |
| 26 | + | Secretary of the Senate | |
| 27 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 125 passed the House on | |
| 28 | + | April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, one | |
| 29 | + | present not voting. | |
| 30 | + | ______________________________ | |
| 31 | + | Chief Clerk of the House | |
| 32 | + | Approved: | |
| 33 | + | ______________________________ | |
| 34 | + | Date | |
| 35 | + | ______________________________ | |
| 36 | + | Governor |