| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 89R16374 RAL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 5637 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the provision of family protection services by the | |
| 10 | 10 | Texas Indigent Defense Commission. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 79.001(8-a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (8-a) "Family protection services" means services | |
| 15 | 15 | provided under this chapter, including services subject to the | |
| 16 | 16 | Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. | |
| 17 | 17 | No. 115-123), by an attorney, attorney ad litem, licensed | |
| 18 | 18 | investigator, social worker, forensic expert, mental health | |
| 19 | 19 | expert, or other similar expert or specialist to an indigent parent | |
| 20 | 20 | or child in: | |
| 21 | 21 | (A) a suit filed by the department against the | |
| 22 | 22 | parent; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (B) a department investigation of the parent. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |