Texas Human Resources Code

§ 243.008 — INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY

HR § 243.008Title 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES · Part C. SECURE FACILITIES · Ch. 243. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT; ESCAPE · Art. A. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT

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(a)In this section, "foster care" means the placement of a child in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.

(b)The department, during the admission process, shall determine whether a child committed to the department has at any time been in foster care. The department shall record the following on the child's intake form:

(1)whether the child is currently in foster care; and

(2)if applicable, the number of times the child has previously been placed in foster care.

(c)The Department of Family and Protective Services shall, not later than the 14th day after receiving a request from a local juvenile probation department, provide the following information regarding a child in the custody of the probation department:

(1)whether the child is currently or has been in foster care; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.