89R11172 AMF-F
By: Thompson H.B. No. 451
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 451:
By: Hull C.S.H.B. No. 451
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual
exploitation of certain children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 266.012(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters
the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive:
(1) a developmentally appropriate comprehensive
assessment that includes [. The assessment must include]:
(A) [(1)] a screening for trauma; and
(B) [(2)] interviews with individuals who have
knowledge of the child's needs; and
(2) a screening for risk of commercial sexual
exploitation using a validated, evidenced-informed tool selected
by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under
Section 772.0062, Government Code, if:
(A) validation guidelines based on the child's
age indicate the screening is appropriate; or
(B) concerns of commercial sexual exploitation
exist.
SECTION 2. Section 221.003(b), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A juvenile probation department must, before the
disposition of a child's case and using a validated risk and needs
assessment instrument or process provided or approved by the
department, complete a risk and needs assessment for each child
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile probation department. The
risk and needs assessment must include a screening for risk of
commercial sexual exploitation using a validated,
evidence-informed tool selected by the Child Sex Trafficking
Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government
Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.