Tex. Fam. Code § 162.101 · Subchapter B. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Appropriate public authorities," with reference to this state, means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(2) "Appropriate authority in the receiving state," with reference to this state, means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(3) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
(4) "Executive head," with reference to this state, means the governor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 846, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.098, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 1634e2f735b1eadaec53c7463cecec5933eb02c8c0da1a3b3fafb0b7d5a374a6
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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