S.B. No. 203
AN ACT
relating to removing the deadline for the Department of Family and
Protective Services to enter into permanency care assistance
agreements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 264.857, Family Code, is repealed.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 203 passed the Senate on
April 5, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 203 passed the House on
May 17, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor