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| 1 | 1 | 89R4012 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: West S.B. No. 607 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of | |
| 10 | 10 | Family and Protective Services to certain parental child safety | |
| 11 | 11 | placement caregivers. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 264, Family Code, is | |
| 14 | 14 | amended by adding Section 264.908 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 264.908. CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS. (a) The | |
| 16 | 16 | department shall, subject to the availability of funds, enter into | |
| 17 | 17 | a caregiver assistance agreement under Section 264.755 with a | |
| 18 | 18 | caregiver who has a family income that is less than or equal to 300 | |
| 19 | 19 | percent of the federal poverty level who enters into a parental | |
| 20 | 20 | child safety placement to provide monetary assistance to the | |
| 21 | 21 | caregiver for the duration of the parental child safety placement. | |
| 22 | 22 | (b) The department shall provide written notice to the | |
| 23 | 23 | parental child safety placement caregiver about the availability of | |
| 24 | 24 | and eligibility requirements for monetary assistance under this | |
| 25 | 25 | section at the earlier of the date: | |
| 26 | 26 | (1) the parental child safety placement agreement is | |
| 27 | 27 | signed; or | |
| 28 | 28 | (2) the child is placed with the caregiver. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |