88R2954 MLH-D
By: West S.B. No. 135
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to recording the results 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 record the results of a home
study performed under Subsection (a) in the department's electronic
case management system.
SECTION 2. Section 264.207, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) The department shall record the results of a home study
performed under Subsection (a) in the department's electronic case
management system.
SECTION 3. Sections 262.114(a-3) and 264.207(b), Family
Code, as added by this Act, apply 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.