By: Zwiener, Frank, Garcia H.B. No. 4233
(Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2023;
May 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
Human Services; May 21, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 1; May 21, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain
individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of
the Department of Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 264.015, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) Each foster parent, prospective adoptive parent, and
relative or other designated caregiver who provide care for
children and youth in the conservatorship of the department who are
10 years of age or older shall complete a training program on:
(1) runaway prevention measures; and
(2) proper procedures in the event a child or youth
runs away from the provider.
(e) The training under Subsection (d) may be:
(1) offered to providers who provide care for children
in the conservatorship of the department who are younger than 10
years of age who have a history of running away;
(2) included as part of existing licensing training
provided by the department or contracted residential child-care
providers; and
(3) offered in lieu of required training that is not
relevant based on the age of the children for whom the person will
be providing care.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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