Texas Family Code

§ 264.902 — PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

FA § 264.902Title 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. L. PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENTS

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(a)A parental child safety placement agreement must include terms that clearly state:

(1)the respective duties of the person making the placement and the caregiver, including a plan for how the caregiver will access necessary medical treatment for the child and the caregiver's duty to ensure that a school-age child is enrolled in and attending school;

(2)conditions under which the person placing the child may have access to the child, including how often the person may visit and the circumstances under which the person's visit may occur;

(3)the duties of the department;

(4)subject to Subsection (f), the date on which the agreement will terminate unless terminated sooner or extended to a subsequent date as provided under department policy; and

(5)any other term the department determines necessary for the safety and welfare of the child. (a-1) For a school-age child, a parental child safety placement agreement must include a letter provided by the department that contains the address of the child's residence during the parental child safety placement and the following language: "THIS LETTER SERVES AS PROOF OF RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF THE ENROLLMENT OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD OR CHILDREN IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE CHILD OR CHILDREN RESIDE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 25.001(C-3), EDUCATION CODE."

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 391 (H.B. 730), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1078 (S.B. 614), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 966 (S.B. 226), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.