HB 1046
AN ACT relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows relatives or designated caregivers who have a child placed with them by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to receive the child's support rights and benefits directly. The legislation enables these caregivers to be assigned the child's support rights and become the representative payee for programs like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), ensuring they can access financial resources to support the child's care. By facilitating this process, the bill aims to provide more direct financial support to family members or caregivers who are taking responsibility for a child in the state's substitute care system.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 264.109(a), Family Code, is amended to (a) Except as provided by Section 264.763, the [The] placement of a child in substitute care by the department constitutes an assignment to the state of any support rights attributable to the child as of the date the child is placed in SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 264, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 264.763 to read as follows: Sec. 264.763. PAYMENT OF CHILD'S SUPPORT RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. A relative or other designated caregiver is eligible to receive support and benefits on behalf of a child placed with the person by the department. The department shall facilitate: (1) the assignment to the relative or other designated caregiver of any support rights attributable to the child; and (2) the designation of the relative or other designated caregiver as the representative payee for any programs, services, and payments to which the child is entitled or that are paid for the benefit of the child, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child
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