Bill Text: TX HB1109 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 1109 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to waiving certain minimum standards for substitute care providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1109 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1109-Comm_Sub.html

	86R26406 EAS-D

	By: Swanson, Frank, Klick, Oliverson,	H.B. No. 1109
	Minjarez, et al.

	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1109:

	By: Frank	C.S.H.B. No. 1109



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to waiving certain minimum standards for substitute care
	providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of
	Family and Protective Services.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows:
	(t) The executive commissioner by rule shall grant to each
	child-placing agency and each single source continuum contractor
	the authority to waive certain minimum standards related to
	preservice training, annual training, or other requirements that
	are not directly related to caring for the child for:
	(1) the child's foster or prospective adoptive parent;
	or
	(2) foster homes that have no citations or violations
	reported to the commission.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.