Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 40.070 · Subchapter C. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CERTAIN FAMILIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the department places a child who is in the conservatorship of the state in the home of a grandparent of the child, the department shall:
(1) refer the grandparent to support services offered by the department; and
(2) inform the grandparent of the availability of financial assistance under Chapter 31, including supplemental financial assistance, if the eligibility requirements of that chapter are satisfied.
(b) The department shall maintain complete records and compile statistics regarding the number of children who are placed by the department in the home of a grandparent of the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.40.htm
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