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