Bill Text: TX HB475 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB475 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB475-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB475 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB475-Engrossed.html
86R14052 MM-D | ||
By: Howard, Wu | H.B. No. 475 |
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relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or | ||
minor parents. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 264.130 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 264.130. PREGNANCY AND PARENTING INFORMATION. The | ||
department at developmentally appropriate stages shall ensure that | ||
children in the managing conservatorship of the department who are | ||
pregnant or who are minor parents receive information on and | ||
support in providing safe environments for children, including | ||
information and support regarding: | ||
(1) safe sleeping arrangements; | ||
(2) suggestions for childproofing potentially | ||
dangerous settings in a home; | ||
(3) child development and methods to cope with | ||
challenging behaviors; | ||
(4) selection of appropriate substitute caregivers; | ||
(5) a child's early brain development, including the | ||
importance of meeting an infant's developmental needs by providing | ||
positive experiences and avoiding adverse experiences; | ||
(6) the importance of paternal involvement in a | ||
child's life and methods for coparenting; | ||
(7) the benefits of reading, singing, and talking to | ||
young children; | ||
(8) the importance of prenatal and postpartum care for | ||
both the mother and infant, including the impact of and signs for | ||
perinatal mood disorders; | ||
(9) family planning, including counseling regarding | ||
the prevention of unplanned subsequent pregnancies; | ||
(10) infant nutrition and the importance of | ||
breastfeeding; and | ||
(11) healthy relationships, including the prevention | ||
of intimate partner violence. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |