Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB750 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R3622 MCK-F
2	2	By: Farrar H.B. No. 750
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a court's jurisdiction in a suit affecting the
8	8	parent-child relationship over certain young people seeking
9	9	special immigrant juvenile status and to child protective services
10	10	caseworkers assigned to those young people.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 101.003, Family Code, is amended by
13	13	adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
14	14	(b-1) In the context of applying for a court order relating
15	15	to the special immigrant juvenile status of a person under Section
16	16	101(a)(27)(J) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8
17	17	U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(27)(J)), "child" or "minor" includes a
18	18	person who is:
19	19	(1) not a citizen of the United States;
20	20	(2) present in the United States;
21	21	(3) not married;
22	22	(4) under 21 years of age; and
23	23	(5) applying for a special immigrant juvenile visa.
24	24	SECTION 2. Chapter 102, Family Code, is amended by adding
25	25	Section 102.0115 to read as follows:
26	26	Sec. 102.0115. JURISDICTION IN CASES INVOLVING SPECIAL
27	27	IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS. The court has jurisdiction over a child
28	28	with respect to issues relating to the child's special immigrant
29	29	juvenile status if the child has filed or intends to file an
30	30	application with the appropriate federal authority seeking special
31	31	immigrant juvenile status as defined by Section 101(a)(27)(J) of
32	32	the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section
33	33	1101(a)(27)(J)) for the child.
34	34	SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Family Code, is
35	35	amended by adding Section 155.006 to read as follows:
36	36	Sec. 155.006. EXTENDED JURISDICTION. (a) If a child over
37	37	whom the court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction has filed or
38	38	intends to file an application with the appropriate federal
39	39	authority seeking special immigrant juvenile status as defined by
40	40	Section 101(a)(27)(J) of the federal Immigration and Nationality
41	41	Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(27)(J)), the court may extend the
42	42	court's jurisdiction over the child after the child's 18th birthday
43	43	until the earliest of:
44	44	(1) the child's 21st birthday;
45	45	(2) the date the child is granted lawful permanent
46	46	resident status;
47	47	(3) the date an appeal of the denial of an application
48	48	for permanent residency based on a petition for special immigrant
49	49	juvenile status is denied; or
50	50	(4) if an appeal described by Subdivision (3) is not
51	51	filed, the day after the last day to file an appeal of the denial of
52	52	an application for permanent residency based on a petition for
53	53	special immigrant juvenile status.
54	54	(b) The court's jurisdiction under this section is limited
55	55	to issues relating to the child's special immigrant juvenile
56	56	status.
57	57	SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,
58	58	is amended by adding Section 40.0529 to read as follows:
59	59	Sec. 40.0529. CASES INVOLVING IMMIGRANT CHILDREN. The
60	60	department shall ensure that each child who is placed in the
61	61	department's managing conservatorship or care and whose
62	62	immigration status on initial placement is undetermined is assigned
63	63	to a caseworker who has experience preparing applications for
64	64	special immigrant juvenile status and legal permanent resident
65	65	status.
66	66	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.