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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to creating a position of nonprofit agency services |
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| 8 | 8 | | coordinator for the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 40.0327 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 40.0327. NONPROFIT AGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR. (a) |
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| 13 | 13 | | The department shall designate a department employee as the |
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| 14 | 14 | | nonprofit agency services coordinator to serve as a liaison between |
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| 15 | 15 | | the department and nonprofit agencies that provide assistance to |
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| 16 | 16 | | families in crisis. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The nonprofit agency services coordinator shall assist |
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| 18 | 18 | | nonprofit agencies in providing services and resources to families |
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| 19 | 19 | | in crisis, including: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a |
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| 21 | 21 | | caregiver; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) transportation, meals, babysitting services, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | other support services; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) furniture, clothing, and other household items; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (4) parenting education training; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (5) mentoring programs, including programs for young |
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| 27 | 27 | | adults aging out of foster care. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 29 | 29 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 30 | 30 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 31 | 31 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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