| 1 | 1 | | 88R1828 MM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 107 |
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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 the eligibility of a relative or other designated |
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| 8 | 8 | | caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance. |
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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. Section 264.760, Family Code, is amended to read |
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| 11 | 11 | | as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 264.760. ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND |
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| 13 | 13 | | PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of |
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| 14 | 14 | | this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver [who |
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| 15 | 15 | | becomes verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an |
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| 16 | 16 | | agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,] may |
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| 17 | 17 | | elect to receive foster care payments in lieu of the benefits |
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| 18 | 18 | | provided by this subchapter[, beginning with the first month in |
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| 19 | 19 | | which the relative or other designated caregiver becomes licensed |
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| 20 | 20 | | or is verified]. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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