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| 1 | 1 | 89R595 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: West S.B. No. 576 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to information made available to a relative or other | |
| 10 | 10 | designated caregiver. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 264.7541(c), Family Code, is amended to | |
| 13 | 13 | read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (c) Once a child is placed with a relative or other | |
| 15 | 15 | designated caregiver, the department shall inform the caregiver in | |
| 16 | 16 | writing of: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) the option to become verified by a licensed | |
| 18 | 18 | child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home, if | |
| 19 | 19 | applicable, and the process for becoming an agency foster home; | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) the difference between an unverified relative or | |
| 21 | 21 | other designated caregiver and an agency foster home, including the | |
| 22 | 22 | amount of additional financial assistance the relative or other | |
| 23 | 23 | designated caregiver would receive after becoming an agency foster | |
| 24 | 24 | home; | |
| 25 | 25 | (3) the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) | |
| 26 | 26 | program including: | |
| 27 | 27 | (A) the qualifications for the program; | |
| 28 | 28 | (B) the process for applying for benefits under | |
| 29 | 29 | the program; and | |
| 30 | 30 | (C) the amount of financial benefits under the | |
| 31 | 31 | program; | |
| 32 | 32 | (4) the availability of any financial assistance | |
| 33 | 33 | available under this subchapter; | |
| 34 | 34 | (5) [and | |
| 35 | 35 | [(2)] the permanency care assistance program under | |
| 36 | 36 | Subchapter K; and | |
| 37 | 37 | (6) any other financial benefit available to a | |
| 38 | 38 | relative or other designated caregiver. | |
| 39 | 39 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |