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| 1 | 1 | 89R10946 RAL-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Noble H.B. No. 4781 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective | |
| 10 | 10 | Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a | |
| 11 | 11 | child. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 264.107(c), Family Code, is amended to | |
| 14 | 14 | read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (c) In selecting a placement for a child, the department | |
| 16 | 16 | shall consider whether the placement is in the child's best | |
| 17 | 17 | interest. In determining whether a placement is in a child's best | |
| 18 | 18 | interest, the department shall consider whether the placement: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) is the least restrictive setting for the child; | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) is the closest in geographic proximity to the | |
| 21 | 21 | child's home; | |
| 22 | 22 | (3) is the most able to meet the identified needs of | |
| 23 | 23 | the child; [and] | |
| 24 | 24 | (4) satisfies any expressed interests of the child | |
| 25 | 25 | relating to placement, when developmentally appropriate; and | |
| 26 | 26 | (5) is able to meet the long-term needs of the child, | |
| 27 | 27 | including placement stability. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |