Bill Text: TX HB706 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to monetary assistance for a relative or other designated caregiver of children in foster care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-20 - Referred to Human Services [HB706 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB706-Introduced.html
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By: Wu | H.B. No. 706 |
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relating to monetary assistance for a relative or other designated | ||
caregiver of children in foster care. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 264.755, Family Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (f) to read | ||
as follows: | ||
(a) The department shall[ |
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relative or other designated caregiver to provide monetary | ||
assistance and additional support services to the caregiver. | ||
Subject to Subsection (f), the [ |
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support services shall be based on a family's need, as determined by | ||
rules adopted by the executive commissioner. | ||
(b) Monetary assistance provided under this section must | ||
include a one-time cash payment to the caregiver on the initial | ||
placement of a child or a sibling group. The amount of the cash | ||
payment, as determined by the department, may not exceed $2,000 | ||
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group must be at least $2,000 [ |
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exceed $2,000 [ |
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must be provided not later than the 60th day after the date of [ |
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the initial placement of each child with the caregiver and is | ||
provided to assist the caregiver in purchasing essential child-care | ||
items such as furniture and clothing. | ||
(f) Monetary assistance paid to a relative or other | ||
designated caregiver under a caregiver assistance agreement must be | ||
paid at a daily rate that is equal to at least 50 percent of the | ||
daily foster care reimbursement rate that the department would pay | ||
for the child if the substitute care were provided in a foster home, | ||
foster group home, agency foster home, or agency foster group home | ||
licensed or certified under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 264.755, Family Code, as amended by this | ||
Act, applies only to monetary assistance with respect to a child who | ||
is initially placed with a relative or other designated caregiver | ||
on or after the effective date of this Act. Monetary assistance | ||
with respect to a child who is initially placed with a relative or | ||
other designated caregiver before that date is governed by the law | ||
in effect on the date of the initial placement, and the former law | ||
is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |