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| 1 | 1 | 85R13108 MK-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Burkett H.B. No. 3093 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the provision of family preservation services by the | |
| 8 | 8 | Department of Family and Protective Services to certain high-risk | |
| 9 | 9 | families. | |
| 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 264.2012 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 264.2012. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES. In the five | |
| 14 | 14 | areas of the state that have the highest number of high-risk | |
| 15 | 15 | families determined by zip code, the department shall implement an | |
| 16 | 16 | evidence-based program that provides frequent in-home visits with | |
| 17 | 17 | families who have a history of child abuse or neglect or who display | |
| 18 | 18 | risk factors for child abuse or neglect with the goal of improving | |
| 19 | 19 | family preservation and family reunification. The program must | |
| 20 | 20 | contain guidelines for the frequency of monthly contact by the | |
| 21 | 21 | department with the family, based on the risk factors for child | |
| 22 | 22 | abuse and neglect in each case. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |