Bill Text: TX HB2129 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to notify certain organizations regarding the adoption of certain children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-13 - Referred to Human Services [HB2129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2129-Introduced.html
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| By: Roberts | H.B. No. 2129 | |
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| relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective | ||
| Services to notify certain organizations regarding the adoption of | ||
| certain children. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 264, Family Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 264.208 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 264.208. NOTIFICATION OF ADOPTION TO CERTAIN ENTITIES. | ||
| (a) In this section, "faith-based organization" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 264.113(a). | ||
| (b) If the department has entered into a memorandum of | ||
| understanding with a faith-based organization that authorizes the | ||
| organization to share information about children in the | ||
| department's conservatorship who are available for adoption, the | ||
| department shall notify the faith-based organization when a child | ||
| whose information has been shared with the organization is adopted. | ||
| (c) The department shall provide the notice required by | ||
| Subsection (b) not later than the end of the fifth business day | ||
| after the date the adoption order is rendered. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
