Bill Text: TX HB872 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the applicability of certain laws to an agreement authorizing certain persons to make decisions regarding a child.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-23 - Referred to Human Services [HB872 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB872-Introduced.html
| By: Roberts | H.B. No. 872 | |
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| relating to the applicability of certain laws to an agreement | ||
| authorizing certain persons to make decisions regarding a child. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Family Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Section 34.0022 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 34.0022. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) An | ||
| authorization agreement executed under this chapter between a | ||
| child's parent and a relative listed in Section 34.001 does not | ||
| subject the relative or a relative or other person with whom the | ||
| child is placed under a child safety placement agreement to any law | ||
| or rule governing the licensing or regulation of a residential | ||
| child-care facility under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code. | ||
| (b) A child who is the subject of an authorization agreement | ||
| executed under this chapter is not considered to be placed in foster | ||
| care and the parties to the authorization agreement are not subject | ||
| to any law or rule governing foster care providers. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
