Bill Text: TX SB796 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 796 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-22 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB796 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB796-Introduced.html

	85R4110 MK-D

	By: West	S.B. No. 796



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the collection of information concerning the number of
	juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice
	Department who have been in foster care.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 243, Human Resources Code,
	is amended by adding Section 243.008 to read as follows:
	Sec. 243.008. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY.
	(a) In this section, "foster care" means the placement of a child
	in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing
	child protective services.
	(b) The department, during the admission process, shall
	determine whether a child committed to the department has at any
	time been in foster care. The department shall record the following
	on the child's intake form:
	(1) whether the child is currently in foster care; and
	(2) if applicable, the number of times the child has
	previously been placed in foster care.
	(c) Not later than January 31 of each even-numbered year,
	the department shall submit a report to the governor, the
	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
	and each standing committee having primary jurisdiction over the
	department. The report must summarize statistical information
	concerning the total number and percentage of children in the
	custody of the department during the preceding two years who have at
	any time been in foster care.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.