Tex. Gov't Code § 546.0252 · Subchapter F. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN
FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM: PURPOSE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The purpose of the family-based alternatives system is to further this state's policy of providing for a child's basic needs for safety, security, and stability by ensuring that a child becomes a part of a successful permanent family as soon as possible.
(b) In achieving the purpose described by Subsection (a), the family-based alternatives system is intended to operate in a manner that recognizes that parents are a valued and integral part of the process established under the system. The system must:
(1) encourage parents to participate in all decisions affecting their children; and
(2) respect the authority of parents, other than parents whose parental rights have been terminated, to make decisions regarding their children.
(c) The commission shall begin implementing the family-based alternatives system in areas of this state with high numbers of children who reside in institutions.
(d) The family-based alternatives system may be administered in cooperation with public and private entities.
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.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm
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