HB 1825

AN ACT relating to the exchange of certain information between the

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and foster care contractors to share specific information about children with state and local juvenile justice agencies upon request. The shared information includes details about children who are or have been in foster care, reported as abuse victims, or involved in child protective services cases, with the goal of improving community safety and supporting juvenile justice services. The bill aims to facilitate better information exchange between child welfare and juvenile justice systems to help agencies more effectively serve and track children at risk.

Subject Areas

FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF Family--Juvenile Delinquency Family--Child Protection FOSTER CARE Minors--Juvenile Justice

Bill Text

relating to the exchange of certain information between the
Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care
services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 58.0052(b-3), Family Code, is amended to
(b-3)  At the request of a state or local juvenile justice
agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services or a
single source continuum contractor who contracts with the
department to provide foster care services shall, as soon as
practicable, share with the juvenile justice agency information in
the possession of the department or contractor that is necessary to
improve and maintain community safety or that assists the agency in
the continuation of services for or providing services to a
(1)  is or has been in the temporary or permanent
managing conservatorship of the department;
(2)  is or was the subject of a family-based safety
services case with the department;
(3)  has been reported as an alleged victim of abuse or
(4)  is the perpetrator in a case in which the
department investigation concluded that there was a reason to
believe that abuse or neglect occurred;
(5)  is a victim in a case in which the department
investigation concluded that there was a reason to believe that
(6)  is a child for whom parental rights have been
terminated with respect to one or both parents.
SECTION 2.  Section 243.008(c), Human Resources Code, is
(c)  The Department of Family and Protective Services shall,
as soon as practicable after receiving a request from a state or
local juvenile justice agency, as defined by Section 58.101, Family
Code, provide the following information regarding a child in the
custody of the juvenile justice agency:
(1)  whether the child is currently or has been in
(2)  if applicable, the number of times the child has
previously been placed in foster care.
SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a request for information made by a state or local juvenile justice
agency on or after the effective date of this Act.  A request for
information made before that date is governed by the law in effect
immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.