HB 3598
AN ACT relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Prevents children in the Department of Family and Protective Services' conservatorship from refusing an appropriate placement, unless that placement is determined to not be in the child's best interests. This means that foster children will have limited ability to decline potential foster or residential care placements, giving child welfare officials more discretion in determining suitable living arrangements. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, and aims to ensure that children in state care are placed in environments deemed appropriate and beneficial to their welfare.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services from declining a BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 264.107, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) A child in the conservatorship of the department may not decline an appropriate placement under this section unless placement is not in the best interest of the child. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the
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