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TX Fam Code § 264.7541 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.7541. Caregiver Visit With Child; Information

Sec. 264.7541.  CAREGIVER VISIT WITH CHILD; INFORMATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), before placing a child with a proposed relative or other designated caregiver, the department must:(1)  arrange a visit between the child and the proposed caregiver; and(2)  provide the proposed caregiver with a form, which may be the same form the department provides to nonrelative caregivers, containing information, to the extent it is available, about the child that would enhance continuity of care for the child, including:(A)  the child's school information and educational needs;(B)  the child's medical, dental, and mental health care information;(C)  the child's social and family information; and(D)  any other information about the child the department determines will assist the proposed caregiver in meeting the child's needs.(b)  The department may waive the requirements of Subsection (a) if the proposed relative or other designated caregiver has a long-standing or significant relationship with the child and has provided care for the child at any time during the 12 months preceding the date of the proposed placement.(c)  Once a child is placed with a relative or other designated caregiver, the department shall inform the caregiver of:(1)  the option to become verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home, if applicable; and(2)  the permanency care assistance program under Subchapter K.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 502), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (H.B. 1884), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|See note following this section.
TX Fam Code § 264.7551 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.7551. Fraudulent Agreement; Criminal Offense; Civil Penalty

Sec. 264.7551.  FRAUDULENT AGREEMENT; CRIMINAL OFFENSE; CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or deceive the department, the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact that allows a person to enter into a caregiver assistance agreement.(b)  An offense under this section is: (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the person entered into a fraudulent caregiver assistance agreement and received no monetary assistance under the agreement or received monetary assistance under the agreement for less than 7 days;(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the person entered into a fraudulent caregiver assistance agreement and received monetary assistance under the agreement for 7 days or more but less than 31 days;(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the person entered into a fraudulent caregiver assistance agreement and received monetary assistance under the agreement for 31 days or more but less than 91 days; or(4)  a state jail felony if the person entered into a fraudulent caregiver assistance agreement and received monetary assistance under the agreement for 91 days or more.(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.(d)  The appropriate county prosecuting attorney shall be responsible for the prosecution of an offense under this section.(e)  A person who engaged in conduct described by Subsection (a) is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $1,000. The attorney general shall bring an action to recover a civil penalty as authorized by this subsection.(f)  The commissioner of the department may adopt rules necessary to determine whether fraudulent activity that violates Subsection (a) has occurred.Text of section effective on September 1, 2017, but only if a specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 4), Sec. 6, which states: This Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.  If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for the purpose of implementing this Act, this Act has no effect.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 4), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.756 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.756. Assistance With Permanent Placement

Sec. 264.756.  ASSISTANCE WITH PERMANENT PLACEMENT.  The department shall collaborate with the State Bar of Texas and local community partners to identify legal resources to assist relatives and other designated caregivers in obtaining conservatorship, adoption, or other permanent legal status for the child.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.62((a)), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 264.757 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.757. Coordination With Other Agencies

Sec. 264.757.  COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.  The department shall coordinate with other health and human services agencies, as defined by Section 531.001, Government Code, to provide assistance and services under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.62((a)), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 264.758 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.758. Funds

Sec. 264.758.  FUNDS.  The department and other state agencies shall actively seek and use federal funds available for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.62((a)), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 264.760 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.760. Eligibility for Foster Care Payments and Permanency Care Assistance

Sec. 264.760.  ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver who becomes verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, may receive foster care payments in lieu of the benefits provided by this subchapter, beginning with the first month in which the relative or other designated caregiver becomes licensed or is verified.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(d), eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2017.|See note following this section.
TX Fam Code § 264.762 (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 I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program|Section 264.762. Annual Report

Sec. 264.762.  ANNUAL REPORT.  Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall publish a report on the relative and other designated caregiver placement program created under this subchapter. The report must include data on permanency outcomes for children placed with relative or other designated caregivers, including:(1)  the number of disruptions in a relative or other designated caregiver placement;(2)  the reasons for any disruption in a relative or other designated caregiver placement; and(3)  the length of time before a relative or other designated caregiver who receives monetary assistance from the department under this subchapter obtains permanent managing conservatorship of a child. Text of section effective on September 1, 2017, but only if a specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 4), Sec. 6, which states: This Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.  If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for the purpose of implementing this Act, this Act has no effect.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 4), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.851 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.851. Definitions

Sec. 264.851.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(39), eff. September 1, 2015.(2)  "Kinship provider" means a relative of a foster child, or another adult with a longstanding and significant relationship with a foster child before the child was placed with the person by the department, with whom the child resides for at least six consecutive months after the person becomes licensed by the department or verified by a licensed child-placing agency or the department to provide foster care.(3)  "Permanency care assistance agreement" means a written agreement between the department and a kinship provider for the payment of permanency care assistance benefits as provided by this subchapter.(4)  "Permanency care assistance benefits" means monthly payments paid by the department to a kinship provider under a permanency care assistance agreement.(5)  "Relative" means a person related to a foster child by consanguinity or affinity.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(e), eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(39), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.852 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.852. Permanency Care Assistance Agreements

Sec. 264.852.  PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS.  (a)  The department shall enter into a permanency care assistance agreement with a kinship provider who is eligible to receive permanency care assistance benefits.(b)  The department may enter into a permanency care assistance agreement with a kinship provider who is the prospective managing conservator of a foster child only if the kinship provider meets the eligibility criteria under federal and state law and department rule.(c)  A court may not order the department to enter into a permanency care assistance agreement with a kinship provider unless the kinship provider meets the eligibility criteria under federal and state law and department rule, including requirements relating to the criminal history background check of a kinship provider.(d)  A permanency care assistance agreement may provide for reimbursement of the nonrecurring expenses a kinship provider incurs in obtaining permanent managing conservatorship of a foster child, including attorney's fees and court costs.  The reimbursement of the nonrecurring expenses under this subsection may not exceed $2,000.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(e), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 264.8521 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.8521. Notice to Applicants

Sec. 264.8521.  NOTICE TO APPLICANTS.  At the time a person applies to become verified by a licensed child-placing agency to provide foster care in order to qualify for the permanency care assistance program, the department or the child-placing agency shall:(1)  notify the applicant that a background check, including a criminal history record check, will be conducted on the individual; and(2)  inform the applicant about criminal convictions that:(A)  preclude an individual from becoming a verified agency foster home; and(B)  may also be considered in evaluating the individual's application.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 2370), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.853 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.853. Rules

Sec. 264.853.  RULES.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement the permanency care assistance program.  The rules must:(1)  establish eligibility requirements to receive permanency care assistance benefits under the program; and(2)  ensure that the program conforms to the requirements for federal assistance as required by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-351).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(e), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 264.854 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.854. Maximum Payment Amount

Sec. 264.854.  MAXIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT.  The executive commissioner shall set the maximum monthly amount of assistance payments under a permanency care assistance agreement in an amount that does not exceed the amount of the monthly foster care maintenance payment the department would pay to a foster care provider caring for the child for whom the kinship provider is caring.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(e), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 264.855 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.855. Continued Eligibility for Permanency Care Assistance Benefits After Age 18

Sec. 264.855.  CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AFTER AGE 18.  If the department first entered into a permanency care assistance agreement with a foster child's kinship provider after the child's 16th birthday, the department may continue to provide permanency care assistance payments until the last day of the month of the child's 21st birthday, provided the child is:(1)  regularly attending high school or enrolled in a program leading toward a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate;(2)  regularly attending an institution of higher education or a postsecondary vocational or technical program;(3)  participating in a program or activity that promotes, or removes barriers to, employment;(4)  employed for at least 80 hours a month; or(5)  incapable of any of the activities described by Subdivisions (1)-(4) due to a documented medical condition.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(e), eff. October 1, 2010.|
TX Fam Code § 264.856 (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 K. Permanency Care Assistance Program|Section 264.856. Appropriation Required

Sec. 264.856.  APPROPRIATION REQUIRED.  The department is not required to provide permanency care assistance benefits under this subchapter unless the department is specifically appropriated money for purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(e), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 264.901 (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 L. Parental Child Safety Placements|Section 264.901. Definitions

Sec. 264.901.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Caregiver" means an individual, other than a child's parent, conservator, or legal guardian, who is related to the child or has a long-standing and significant relationship with the child or the child's family.(2)  "Parental child safety placement" means a temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is made by a parent or other person with whom the child resides in accordance with a written agreement approved by the department that ensures the safety of the child:(A)  during an investigation by the department of alleged abuse or neglect of the child; or(B)  while the parent or other person is receiving services from the department.(3)  "Parental child safety placement agreement" means an agreement between a parent or other person making a parental child safety placement and the caregiver that contains the terms of the placement and is approved by the department.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 264.902 (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 L. Parental Child Safety Placements|Section 264.902. Parental Child Safety Placement Agreement

Sec. 264.902.  PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT.  (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)  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.(b)  A parental child safety placement agreement must contain the following statement in boldface type and capital letters:  "YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENT IS NOT AN ADMISSION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT ON YOUR PART AND CANNOT BE USED AGAINST YOU AS AN ADMISSION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT."(c)  A parental child safety placement agreement must be in writing and signed by the person making the placement and the caregiver.(d)  The department must provide a written copy of the parental child safety placement agreement to the person making the placement and the caregiver.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 264.903 (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 L. Parental Child Safety Placements|Section 264.903. Caregiver Evaluation

Sec. 264.903.  CAREGIVER EVALUATION.  (a)  The department shall develop policies and procedures for evaluating a potential caregiver's qualifications to care for a child under this subchapter, including policies and procedures for evaluating:(1)  the criminal history of a caregiver;(2)  allegations of abuse or neglect against a caregiver; and(3)  a caregiver's home environment and ability to care for the child.(a-1)  The department shall expedite the evaluation of a potential caregiver under this section to ensure that the child is placed with a caregiver who has the ability to protect the child from the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect against the child.(b)  A department caseworker who performs an evaluation of a caregiver under this section shall document the results of the evaluation in the department's case records.(c)  If, after performing an evaluation of a potential caregiver, the department determines that it is not in the child's best interest to be placed with the caregiver, the department shall notify the person who proposed the caregiver and the proposed caregiver of the reasons for the department's decision, but may not disclose the specifics of any criminal history or allegations of abuse or neglect unless the caregiver agrees to the disclosure.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.|