Tex. Fam. Code § 264.116 · Subchapter B. FOSTER CARE
TEXAS FOSTER GRANDPARENT MENTORS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall make the active recruitment and inclusion of senior citizens a priority in ongoing mentoring initiatives.
(b) An individual who volunteers as a mentor is subject to state and national criminal background checks in accordance with Sections 411.087 and 411.114, Government Code.
(c) The department shall require foster parents or employees of residential child-care facilities to provide appropriate supervision over individuals who serve as mentors during their participation in the mentoring initiative.
(d) Chapter 2109, Government Code, applies to the mentoring initiative described by this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.50(a), eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm
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Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.087ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OR LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY.Printed as Sections 411.087 and 411.114, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.114ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.Printed as Sections 411.087 and 411.114, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 2109VOLUNTEERSPrinted as Chapter 2109, Government Code
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