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| 1 | 1 | 89R2755 MM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 162 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated | |
| 10 | 10 | caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 264.760, Family Code, is amended to read | |
| 13 | 13 | as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 264.760. ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND | |
| 15 | 15 | PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of | |
| 16 | 16 | this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver [who | |
| 17 | 17 | becomes verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an | |
| 18 | 18 | agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,] may | |
| 19 | 19 | elect to receive foster care payments in lieu of the benefits | |
| 20 | 20 | provided by this subchapter[, beginning with the first month in | |
| 21 | 21 | which the relative or other designated caregiver becomes licensed | |
| 22 | 22 | or is verified]. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |