Bill Amendment: TX HB135 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature
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Bill Title: Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Status: 2021-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB135 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB135-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Miles.html
Bill Title: Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Status: 2021-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB135 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB135-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Miles.html
Amend CSHB 135 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, adding Section 261.3027, Family Code, as follows:
(1) In Subdivision (a)(1) (page 1, line 33), strike "and".
(2) At the end of Subdivision (a)(2), between "order" and the underlined period (page 1, line 35), insert the following:
; and
(3) the person may request and receive a copy of the department's current recording policy
(3) Strike Subsection (d)(page 1, lines 42-45) and substitute the following:
(d) An audio or video recording of the department's interview with an alleged perpetrator may not be posted on an Internet website in a manner that could identify a party involved in the interview.