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TX HB215
Bill
Status
4/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Guillen
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to immediately notify a child's legal representative when applying for VA benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) on the child's behalf, and when seeking to become the representative payee
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Mandates DFPS provide detailed financial accounting to the child's legal representative before each placement review hearing, including benefit amounts received, the child's assets and resources, and how funds were disbursed
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Requires disclosure of any denied requests for fund disbursements made by court-appointed special advocates, legal representatives, or caregivers, along with the department's reasons for denial
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Allows relatives or designated caregivers caring for a child placed by DFPS to receive support rights and benefits on the child's behalf, including SSI payments, rather than having those funds assigned to the state
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the payment of support rights and other benefits for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Last Action
Referred to Health & Human Services
4/23/2025