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TX HB1825

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rhetta Bowers

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and foster care contractors to share information with juvenile justice agencies "as soon as practicable" upon request, rather than without a specified timeframe

  • Expands the categories of multi-system youth whose information can be shared to include children for whom parental rights have been terminated with respect to one or both parents

  • Mandates DFPS to provide juvenile justice agencies with information about whether a child in their custody is or has been in foster care and the number of previous foster care placements

  • Expands information-sharing obligations to apply to requests from any state or local juvenile justice agency, not just the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

  • Takes effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers, otherwise becomes effective September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.

FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Last Action

Left pending in committee

4/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Human Services3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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