89R17482 DNC-F
By: Lujan H.B. No. 5037
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to payments made to certain foster parents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 264.101(a-2), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a-2) The department shall continue to pay the cost of
foster care under:
(1) Subsection (a-1)(1) until the last day of the
month in which the child attains the age of 22;
(2) Subsection (a-1)(2) until the earlier of:
(A) the date the child graduates with a
bachelor's degree; or
(B) the last day of the month in which the child
attains the age of 24; and
(3) [(2)] Subsections (a-1)(3)-(5) [(a-1)(2)-(5)]
until the last day of the month the child attains the age of 21.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.