Bill > SB607

This bill adds a new section to the Texas Family Code that requires the Department of Family and Protective Services to enter into caregiver assistance agreements with certain low-income caregivers who provide parental child safety placements. Specifically, the department must offer monetary assistance to caregivers whose family income is at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level when they take in a child through a parental child safety placement. The bill mandates that the department provide written notice to these caregivers about the availability of monetary assistance and its eligibility requirements, either when the safety placement agreement is signed or when the child is placed with the caregiver. This provision aims to provide financial support to relatives or other approved caregivers who step in to care for children to prevent them from entering the formal foster care system, helping to keep families together while ensuring the child's safety. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Health and Social Services

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