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TX Fam Code § 264.1061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1061. Foster Parent Performance

Sec. 264.1061.  FOSTER PARENT PERFORMANCE.  The department shall monitor the performance of a foster parent who has been verified by the department in the department's capacity as a child-placing agency.  The method under which performance is monitored must include the use of objective criteria by which the foster parent's performance may be assessed.  The department shall include references to the criteria in a written agreement between the department and the foster parent concerning the foster parent's services.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 92, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 264.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.107. Placement of Children

Sec. 264.107.  PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(25), eff. September 1, 2015.(b)  The department shall use an application or assessment developed by the department in coordination with interested parties for the placement of children in contract residential care.(c)  In selecting a placement for a child, the department shall consider whether the placement is in the child's best interest.  In determining whether a placement is in a child's best interest, the department shall consider whether the placement:(1)  is the least restrictive setting for the child;(2)  is the closest in geographic proximity to the child's home;(3)  is the most able to meet the identified needs of the child; and(4)  satisfies any expressed interests of the child relating to placement, when developmentally appropriate.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(25), eff. September 1, 2015.(e)  In making placement decisions, the department shall:(1)  except when making an emergency placement that does not allow time for the required consultations, consult with the child's caseworker, attorney ad litem, and guardian ad litem and with any court-appointed volunteer advocate for the child; and(2)  use clinical protocols to match a child to the most appropriate placement resource.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 1.203(11), eff. April 2, 2015.(g)  If the department or single source continuum contractor is unable to find an appropriate placement for a child, an employee of the department or contractor who has on file with the department or contractor, as applicable, a background and criminal history check may provide temporary emergency care for the child. The employee may not provide emergency care under this subsection in the employee's residence.  The department or contractor shall provide notice to the court for a child placed in temporary care under this subsection not later than the next business day after the date the child is placed in temporary care.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.48, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 193 (S.B. 425), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.189, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.203(11), eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(25), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 1542), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1071. Office Stays Prohibited

Sec. 264.1071.  OFFICE STAYS PROHIBITED.  The department may not allow a child to stay overnight in a department office.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1072. Educational Stability

Sec. 264.1072.  EDUCATIONAL STABILITY.  The department shall develop, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 675, a plan to ensure the educational stability of a foster child.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1073. Treatment Foster Care

Sec. 264.1073.  TREATMENT FOSTER CARE.  The department and single source continuum contractors shall:(1)  lessen employment restrictions to allow single parents to participate in treatment foster care, when quality care is assured;(2)  expand the eligible age for treatment foster care to include children 10 years of age or older;(3)  prepare and plan for the subsequent placement not later than the 30th day after a child is placed in treatment foster care to assist in the transition to the least restrictive placement; and(4)  extend the length of time for a treatment foster care placement.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1075. Assessing Needs of Child

Sec. 264.1075.  ASSESSING NEEDS OF CHILD.  (a)  On removing a child from the child's home, the department shall use assessment services provided by a child-care facility, a child-placing agency, or the child's medical home during the initial substitute care placement.  The assessment may be used to determine the most appropriate substitute care placement for the child, if needed.(b)  As soon as possible after a child is placed in the managing conservatorship of the department, the department shall assess whether the child has a developmental or intellectual disability.(c)  If the assessment required by Subsection (b) indicates that the child might have an intellectual disability, the department shall ensure that a referral for a determination of intellectual disability is made as soon as possible and that the determination is conducted by an authorized provider before the date of the child's 16th birthday, if practicable.  If the child is placed in the managing conservatorship of the department after the child's 16th birthday, the determination of intellectual disability must be conducted as soon as possible after the assessment required by Subsection (b).  In this subsection, "authorized provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 593.004, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 93, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.49, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.190, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1077. Study Regarding Residential Treatment Center Placement

Sec. 264.1077.  STUDY REGARDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER PLACEMENT.  (a)  The Supreme Court of Texas Children's Commission, in collaboration with the department, shall establish and oversee a work group to examine the oversight of and best practices related to residential treatment center placements, including placements in qualified residential treatment programs as that term is defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 672(k)(4).  The work group shall consider topics and changes to current practices the work group determines necessary to ensure the appropriate use of and to improve the transition into and out of residential treatment center placements, including:(1)  statutorily required judicial review of residential treatment center placements;(2)  fiscal implications of additional judicial review for residential treatment center placements;(3)  methods for improving the state's practices regarding the duration of residential treatment center placements, including best practices for transition planning and involving family and other relevant participants in preparing the child for a subsequent placement;(4)  proposed statutory changes regarding appropriate judicial findings, evidence required to be submitted by the department, and recommendations for information to be gathered from the child's attorney or guardian ad litem; and(5)  model court orders determined to be appropriate for the legal requirements for a particular placement.(b)  Not later than October 1, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas Children's Commission shall submit a report to the legislature regarding the findings and recommendations from the work group established by Subsection (a).(c)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 616 (S.B. 1575), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 264.1085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.1085. Foster Care Placement in Compliance With Federal Law Required

Sec. 264.1085.  FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED.  The department or a licensed child-placing agency making a foster care placement shall comply with the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. Section 1996b).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.109. Assignment of Support Rights in Substitute Care Cases

Sec. 264.109.  ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS IN SUBSTITUTE CARE CASES.  (a)  The placement of a child in substitute care by the department constitutes an assignment to the state of any support rights attributable to the child as of the date the child is placed in substitute care.(b)  If a child placed by the department in substitute care is entitled under federal law to Title IV-D child support enforcement services without the requirement of an application for services, the department shall immediately refer the case to the Title IV-D agency.  If an application for Title IV-D services is required and the department has been named managing conservator of the child, then an authorized representative of the department shall be the designated individual entitled to apply for services on behalf of the child and shall promptly apply for the services.(c)  The department and the Title IV-D agency shall execute a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the provisions of this section and for the allocation between the department and the agency, consistent with federal laws and regulations, of any child support funds recovered by the Title IV-D agency in substitute care cases.  All child support funds recovered under this section and retained by the department or the Title IV-D agency and any federal matching or incentive funds resulting from child support collection efforts in substitute care cases shall be in excess of amounts otherwise appropriated to either the department or the Title IV-D agency by the legislature.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 117, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.110. Prospective Foster or Adoptive Parent Statement

Sec. 264.110.  PROSPECTIVE FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PARENT STATEMENT.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.(d)  Before a child may be placed with a foster or adoptive parent, the prospective foster or adoptive parent must sign a written statement in which the prospective foster or adoptive parent agrees to the immediate removal of the child by the department under circumstances determined by the department.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.(h)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 943, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Family Code Sec. 264.109 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(30), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.192, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(28), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.112. Report on Children in Substitute Care

Sec. 264.112.  REPORT ON CHILDREN IN SUBSTITUTE CARE.  (a)  The department shall report the status for children in substitute care to the executive commissioner at least once every 12 months.(b)  The report shall analyze the length of time each child has been in substitute care and the barriers to placing the child for adoption or returning the child to the child's parent or parents.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.193, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.113. Foster Parent Recruitment

Sec. 264.113.  FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT.  (a)  In this section, "faith-based organization" means a religious or denominational institution or organization, including an organization operated for religious, educational, or charitable purposes and operated, supervised, or controlled, in whole or in part, by or in connection with a religious organization.(b)  The department shall develop a program to recruit and retain foster parents from faith-based organizations.  As part of the program, the department shall:(1)  collaborate with faith-based organizations to inform prospective foster parents about the department's need for foster parents, the requirements for becoming a foster parent, and any other aspect of the foster care program that is necessary to recruit foster parents;(2)  provide training for prospective foster parents recruited under this section;  and(3)  identify and recommend ways in which faith-based organizations may support persons as they are recruited, are trained, and serve as foster parents.(c)  The department shall work with OneStar Foundation to expand the program described by Subsection (b) to increase the number of foster families available for the department and its private providers.  In cooperation with the department, OneStar Foundation may provide training and technical assistance to establish networks and services in faith-based organizations based on best practices for supporting prospective and current foster families.(d)  The department shall work with the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services to recruit foster parents and adoptive parents who have skills, training, or experience suitable to care for children with hearing impairments.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 264.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.114. Immunity From Liability; Adverse Departmental Action Prohibited

Sec. 264.114.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY; ADVERSE DEPARTMENTAL ACTION PROHIBITED.  (a)  A faith-based organization, including the organization's employees and volunteers, that participates in a program under this chapter is subject to civil liability as provided by Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  A faith-based organization that provides financial or other assistance to a foster parent or to a member of the foster parent's household is not liable for damages arising out of the conduct of the foster parent or a member of the foster parent's household.(c)  A foster parent, other substitute caregiver, family relative or other designated caregiver, or licensed child placing agency caring for a child in the managing conservatorship of the department is not liable for harm caused to the child resulting from the child's participation in an age-appropriate normalcy activity approved by the caregiver if, in approving the child's participation in the activity, the caregiver exercised the standard of care of a reasonable and prudent parent.(d)  A licensed child placing agency is not subject to adverse action by the department, including contractual action or licensing or other regulatory action, arising out of the conduct of a foster parent who has exercised the standard of care of a reasonable and prudent parent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 1407), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 1407), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.115. Returning Child to School

Sec. 264.115.  RETURNING CHILD TO SCHOOL.  (a)  If the department takes possession of a child under Chapter 262 during the school year, the department shall ensure that the child returns to school not later than the third school day after the date an order is rendered providing for possession of the child by the department, unless the child has a physical or mental condition of a temporary and remediable nature that makes the child's attendance infeasible.(b)  If a child has a physical or mental condition of a temporary and remediable nature that makes the child's attendance in school infeasible, the department shall notify the school in writing that the child is unable to attend school.  If the child's physical or mental condition improves so that the child's attendance in school is feasible, the department shall ensure that the child immediately returns to school.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Family Code, Section 264.113 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(25), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 264.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.116. Texas Foster Grandparent Mentors

Sec. 264.116.  TEXAS FOSTER GRANDPARENT MENTORS.  (a)  The department shall make the active recruitment and inclusion of senior citizens a priority in ongoing mentoring initiatives.(b)  An individual who volunteers as a mentor is subject to state and national criminal background checks in accordance with Sections 411.087 and 411.114, Government Code.(c)  The department shall require foster parents or employees of residential child-care facilities to provide appropriate supervision over individuals who serve as mentors during their participation in the mentoring initiative.(d)  Chapter 2109, Government Code, applies to the mentoring initiative described by this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.50(a), eff. September 1, 2005.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (c).
TX Fam Code § 264.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.117. Mentors for Foster Children

Sec. 264.117.  MENTORS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN.  (a)  The department and each single source continuum contractor in this state, in collaboration with local governmental entities and faith- and community-based organizations, shall examine the feasibility of designing a volunteer mentor program for children in congregate care settings.(b)  Not later than December 31, 2022, the department shall report its findings and recommendations for establishing a mentor program to the legislature.(c)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 264.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter B. Foster Care|Section 264.118. Annual Survey

Sec. 264.118.  ANNUAL SURVEY.(a)  The department shall collect and report service and outcome information for certain current and former foster care youth for use in the National Youth in Transition Database as required by 42 U.S.C. Section 677(f) and 45 C.F.R. Section 1356.80 et seq.(b)  The identity of each child participating in a department survey is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.  The department shall adopt procedures to ensure that the identity of each child participating in a department survey remains confidential.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.50(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 598 (S.B. 218), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|