TITLE: Relating to the provision of family protection services by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

SUMMARY: Relating to the provision of family protection services by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the provision of family protection services by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 79.001(8-a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (8-a) "Family protection services" means services provided under this chapter,including services subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123), by an attorney, attorney ad litem, licensed investigator, social worker, forensic expert, mental health expert, or other similar expert or specialist to an indigent parent or child in: (A) a suit filed by the department against the parent; or (B) a department investigation of the parent. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.