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| 1 | 1 | 88R5619 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 897 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to payments made to certain foster parents. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 264.101, Family Code, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (a-3) In addition to the daily foster care reimbursement | |
| 12 | 12 | rate paid to a foster parent under this section, the department | |
| 13 | 13 | shall pay an additional amount equal to 40 percent of the daily | |
| 14 | 14 | foster care reimbursement rate paid to the foster parent if the | |
| 15 | 15 | foster parent: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) cares for a foster child who is 16 years of age or | |
| 17 | 17 | younger; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) has an adjusted household income that does not | |
| 19 | 19 | exceed 150 percent of the current federal poverty guidelines for | |
| 20 | 20 | the relevant household size. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |