By: Johnson of Harris, Wu, Giddings, et al. H.B. No. 932
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection of information concerning the number of
juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department who have been in foster care.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 243, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 243.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 243.008. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY.
(a) In this section, "foster care" means the placement of a child
in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing
child protective services.
(b) The department, during the admission process, shall
determine whether a child committed to the department has at any
time been in foster care. The department shall record the following
on the child's intake form:
(1) whether the child is currently in foster care; and
(2) if applicable, the number of times the child has
previously been placed in foster care.
(c) Not later than January 31 of each even-numbered year,
the department shall submit a report to the governor, the
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
and each standing committee having primary jurisdiction over the
department. The report must summarize statistical information
concerning the total number and percentage of children in the
custody of the department during the preceding two years who have at
any time been in foster care.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.