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| 1 | 1 | 85R1607 MK-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Wu H.B. No. 689 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the determination of intellectual disability for | |
| 8 | 8 | children in foster care. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 264.1075, Family Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as | |
| 12 | 12 | follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (b) As soon as possible after a child begins receiving | |
| 14 | 14 | foster care under this subchapter, the department shall assess | |
| 15 | 15 | whether the child has a developmental or intellectual disability. | |
| 16 | 16 | The department may assess a child for a developmental or | |
| 17 | 17 | intellectual disability only once during the period of time that | |
| 18 | 18 | the child receives foster care. | |
| 19 | 19 | (c) If the assessment required by Subsection (b) indicates | |
| 20 | 20 | that the child might have an intellectual disability, the | |
| 21 | 21 | department shall ensure that a determination of intellectual | |
| 22 | 22 | disability is conducted by an authorized provider before the date | |
| 23 | 23 | of the child's 16th birthday. If the child began receiving foster | |
| 24 | 24 | care after the child's 16th birthday, the determination of | |
| 25 | 25 | intellectual disability must be conducted as soon as possible after | |
| 26 | 26 | the assessment required by Subsection (b). In this subsection, | |
| 27 | 27 | "authorized provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 593.004, | |
| 28 | 28 | Health and Safety Code. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |