85R12190 MCK-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 3559
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reimbursement of foster parents and certain former
foster children for expenses related to obtaining a driver's
license and insurance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 264.1252 to read as follows:
Sec. 264.1252. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO
OBTAINING A DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) The department shall reimburse a
foster parent for any monetary expenses relating to obtaining a
driver's license for a foster child, including the cost for
completing a driver education course required by Section 521.1601,
Transportation Code, the driver's license fee, and the cost of
liability insurance that meets the minimum requirements of
Subchapter D, Chapter 601, Transportation Code.
(b) The department shall reimburse a former foster child
younger than 21 years of age for the expenses paid by the former
foster child to renew a driver's license and to obtain liability
insurance that meets the minimum requirements of Subchapter D,
Chapter 601, Transportation Code.
(c) A person entitled to reimbursement for expenses under
this section must provide the department with receipts for the
expenses to receive reimbursement.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.