TX HB1155

Creates a Monitored Return Assistance Program requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to provide monetary assistance to parents whose children are returned under court-ordered monitoring

Limits eligibility to parents with family income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level who demonstrate economic barriers to reunification, such as inability to afford housing, transportation, utilities, food, medical care, mental health care, or child care

Caps monetary assistance at 50% of the department's daily basic foster care rate, disbursed in the same manner as foster parent payments

Allows DFPS to extend payments for up to six additional months after case dismissal to support family stability, with assistance decreasing by 25% each month during the extension period

Applies to all monitored return orders under Section 263.403 of the Family Code, including those issued before the effective date of September 1, 2025