Tex. Gov't Code § 546.0209 · Subchapter E. PERMANENCY PLANNING
REQUIREMENTS OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN ON CHILD'S ADMISSION TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
On the admission of a child to an institution described by Section 546.0201(4)(A), (B), or (D), the commission shall require the child's parent or guardian to submit:
(1) an admission form that includes:
(A) the parent's or guardian's:
(i) name, address, and telephone number;
(ii) driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number the Department of Public Safety issued; and
(iii) place of employment and the employer's address and telephone number; and
(B) the name, address, and telephone number of a relative of the child or other individual whom the commission or institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the relation between that individual and the child, and at the parent's or guardian's option:
(i) that individual's driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number the Department of Public Safety issued; and
(ii) the name, address, and telephone number of that individual's employer; and
(2) a signed acknowledgment of responsibility stating that the parent or guardian agrees to:
(A) notify the institution in which the child is placed of any changes to the information submitted under Subdivision (1)(A); and
(B) make reasonable efforts to participate in the child's life and in planning activities for the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm
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