HB 707
AN ACT relating to the use of parental child safety placements.
House Bill
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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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
relating to the use of parental child safety placements.
Bill Text
relating to the use of parental child safety placements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 264, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 264.908 to read as follows: Sec. 264.908. USE OF PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding other law, the department shall use a parental child safety placement in each case in which the department (b) If the department determines that a parental child safety placement is not appropriate, the department shall: (1) record in writing in the child's case file the reasons the department determined a parental child safety placement (2) notify the child's state representative and state senator about the department's decision and the reasons the department determined a parental child safety placement was not SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the use of parental child safety placements.
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