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| 1 | 1 | By: Roberts H.B. No. 872 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the applicability of certain laws to an agreement | |
| 7 | 7 | authorizing certain persons to make decisions regarding a child. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Family Code, is amended by adding | |
| 10 | 10 | Section 34.0022 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 34.0022. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) An | |
| 12 | 12 | authorization agreement executed under this chapter between a | |
| 13 | 13 | child's parent and a relative listed in Section 34.001 does not | |
| 14 | 14 | subject the relative or a relative or other person with whom the | |
| 15 | 15 | child is placed under a child safety placement agreement to any law | |
| 16 | 16 | or rule governing the licensing or regulation of a residential | |
| 17 | 17 | child-care facility under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) A child who is the subject of an authorization agreement | |
| 19 | 19 | executed under this chapter is not considered to be placed in foster | |
| 20 | 20 | care and the parties to the authorization agreement are not subject | |
| 21 | 21 | to any law or rule governing foster care providers. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |