86R1306 MCK-D
By: Sanford, et al. H.B. No. 3389
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating a position of nonprofit agency services
coordinator for the Department of Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 40.0327 to read as follows:
Sec. 40.0327. NONPROFIT AGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR. (a)
The department shall designate a department employee as the
nonprofit agency services coordinator to serve as a liaison between
the department and nonprofit agencies that provide assistance to
families in crisis.
(b) The nonprofit agency services coordinator shall assist
nonprofit agencies in providing services and resources to families
in crisis, including:
(1) temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a
caregiver;
(2) transportation, meals, babysitting services, and
other support services;
(3) furniture, clothing, and other household items;
(4) parenting education training; and
(5) mentoring programs, including programs for young
adults aging out of foster care.
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, 2019.