TITLE: Relating to birth records of homeless individuals.

SUMMARY: Relating to birth records of homeless individuals.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to birth records of homeless individuals. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 191.0049, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 191.0049. BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS [CHILD OR YOUTH] INDIVIDUAL.(a) On request of a child [or],youth,or homeless individual described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without fee or parental consent, a certified copy of the [child's or youth's] requestor's birth record to: (1) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a; (2) a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; [and] (3) a young adult who: (A) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age; and (B) resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services [.];and (4) a homeless individual as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.