By: West S.B. No. 135
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to recording the status of certain home studies performed
by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 262.114, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-3) The department shall maintain an electronic record of
the status of a home study required under Subsection (a) of a
potential relative or designated caregiver.
SECTION 2. Section 262.114(a-3), Family Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a home study performed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A home study performed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the home study was performed, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.