Texas Family Code

§ 264.754 — ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED PLACEMENT

FA § 264.754Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES · Art. I. RELATIVE AND OTHER DESIGNATED CAREGIVER PLACEMENT PROGRAM

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(a)In this section, "low-risk criminal offense" means a nonviolent criminal offense, including a fraud-based offense, the department determines has a low risk of impacting:

(1)a child's safety or well-being; or

(2)the stability of a child's placement with a relative or other designated caregiver.

(b)Before placing a child with a proposed relative or other designated caregiver, the department must conduct an assessment to determine whether the proposed placement is in the child's best interest.

(c)If the department disqualifies a person from serving as a relative or other designated caregiver for a child on the basis that the person has been convicted of a low-risk criminal offense, the person may appeal the disqualification in accordance with the procedure developed under Subsection (d).

(d)The department shall develop:

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 879), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.