HB 3555
AN ACT relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the
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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What This Bill Does
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services will create an online donation registry to collect personal items for children entering foster care or changing placements. Donors can contribute items that will be directly provided to foster children when they are removed from their homes or moved to a new placement, ensuring these children receive essential personal belongings. The department will track donations, manage the inventory, and submit annual reports to the legislature about the program's impact, with the goal of helping foster children maintain a sense of stability and personal identity during transitions.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal items to children in the department's conservatorship. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 264.1079 to read as follows: Sec. 264.1079. PERSONAL BELONGINGS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN DONATION REGISTRY. (a) The department shall establish and maintain or contract with a third party to establish and maintain an online registry of requested personal items for children who enter the department's conservatorship or change placement while in the department's conservatorship. The department shall develop procedures for the storage and distribution of personal items (b) The department shall provide personal items donated based on the registry to a child who is being removed from the child's home or changing placement. Personal items provided to a child under this subsection belong to the child and may not be reclaimed by the department or retained by the child's foster (c) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature that includes a summary of: (1) the department's supply inventory and inventory management practices for personal items donated based on the (2) the number of children in the department's conservatorship provided personal items in accordance with this (d) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations of any kind and from any source for purposes of this SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the
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