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| 1 | 1 | 85R7715 MM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Roberts H.B. No. 2129 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective | |
| 8 | 8 | Services to notify certain organizations regarding the adoption of | |
| 9 | 9 | certain children. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 264, Family Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 264.208 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 264.208. NOTIFICATION OF ADOPTION TO CERTAIN ENTITIES. | |
| 14 | 14 | (a) In this section, "faith-based organization" has the meaning | |
| 15 | 15 | assigned by Section 264.113(a). | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) If the department has entered into a memorandum of | |
| 17 | 17 | understanding with a faith-based organization that authorizes the | |
| 18 | 18 | organization to share information about children in the | |
| 19 | 19 | department's conservatorship who are available for adoption, the | |
| 20 | 20 | department shall notify the faith-based organization when a child | |
| 21 | 21 | whose information has been shared with the organization is adopted. | |
| 22 | 22 | (c) The department shall provide the notice required by | |
| 23 | 23 | Subsection (b) not later than the end of the fifth business day | |
| 24 | 24 | after the date the adoption order is rendered. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |