Bill Text: TX HB1268 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to monetary assistance by the Department of Family and Protective Services provided to foster parents and relative or designated caregivers for day-care services.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-15 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB1268 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1268-Engrossed.html
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| By: Frank, Burkett, Raymond, Rose, Price | H.B. No. 1268 | |
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| relating to monetary assistance by the Department of Family and | ||
| Protective Services provided to foster parents and relative or | ||
| designated caregivers for day-care services. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 264.124, Family Code, as added by | ||
| Chapter 423 (S.B. 430), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2013, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (e) On receipt of the verification required under | ||
| Subsection (b), or as provided by Subsection (d), the department | ||
| shall provide monetary assistance to a foster parent for day care | ||
| for a foster child, regardless of the type of day care chosen by the | ||
| foster parent. The department may not deny monetary assistance to | ||
| the foster parent based on the number of hours the foster parent | ||
| works each week. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 264.755, Family Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: | ||
| (f) On receipt of the verification required under | ||
| Subsection (d), or as provided by Subsection (e), the department | ||
| shall provide monetary assistance to a relative or designated | ||
| caregiver for day care for the child, regardless of the type of day | ||
| care chosen by the relative or designated caregiver. The department | ||
| may not deny monetary assistance to the relative or designated | ||
| caregiver based on the number of hours the relative or designated | ||
| caregiver works each week. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
