| 1 | | - | H.B. No. 475 |
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| 1 | + | By: Howard, Wu (Senate Sponsor - Watson) H.B. No. 475 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2019; |
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| 3 | + | May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & |
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| 4 | + | Human Services; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable |
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| 5 | + | Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; |
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| 6 | + | May 20, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 8 | + | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 475 By: Perry |
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| 4 | 12 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 13 | | relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or |
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| 6 | 14 | | minor parents. |
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| 7 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 16 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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| 9 | 17 | | amended by adding Section 264.130 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 18 | | Sec. 264.130. PREGNANCY AND PARENTING INFORMATION. The |
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| 11 | 19 | | department at developmentally appropriate stages shall ensure that |
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| 12 | 20 | | children in the managing conservatorship of the department who are |
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| 13 | 21 | | pregnant or who are minor parents receive information on and |
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| 14 | 22 | | support in providing safe environments for children, including |
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| 15 | 23 | | information and support regarding: |
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| 16 | 24 | | (1) safe sleeping arrangements; |
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| 17 | 25 | | (2) suggestions for childproofing potentially |
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| 18 | 26 | | dangerous settings in a home; |
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| 19 | 27 | | (3) child development and methods to cope with |
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| 20 | 28 | | challenging behaviors; |
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| 21 | 29 | | (4) selection of appropriate substitute caregivers; |
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| 22 | 30 | | (5) a child's early brain development, including the |
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| 23 | 31 | | importance of meeting an infant's developmental needs by providing |
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| 24 | 32 | | positive experiences and avoiding adverse experiences; |
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| 25 | 33 | | (6) the importance of paternal involvement in a |
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| 26 | 34 | | child's life and methods for coparenting; |
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| 27 | 35 | | (7) the benefits of reading, singing, and talking to |
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| 28 | 36 | | young children; |
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| 29 | 37 | | (8) the importance of prenatal and postpartum care for |
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| 30 | 38 | | both the mother and infant, including the impact of and signs for |
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| 31 | 39 | | perinatal mood disorders; |
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| 32 | 40 | | (9) infant nutrition and the importance of |
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| 33 | 41 | | breastfeeding; and |
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| 34 | 42 | | (10) healthy relationships, including the prevention |
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| 35 | 43 | | of intimate partner violence. |
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| 36 | 44 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 37 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 38 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 475 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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| 40 | | - | 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 6, 2 present, not |
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| 41 | | - | voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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| 42 | | - | No. 475 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 |
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| 43 | | - | present, not voting. |
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| 44 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 46 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 475 was passed by the Senate, with |
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| 47 | | - | amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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| 48 | | - | 0. |
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| 49 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Date |
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| 53 | | - | __________________ |
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| 54 | | - | Governor |
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| 45 | + | * * * * * |
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