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TX SB640
Bill
Status
12/18/2024
Primary Sponsor
Nathan Johnson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to include in its annual report the number of children who attempted suicide while in the department's managing conservatorship
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Expands the definition of "significant change in medical condition" for foster children to explicitly include suicide attempts, alongside life-threatening injuries or illnesses requiring hospitalization
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Changes the deadline for DFPS to submit and publish its annual report to the legislature from February 1 to August 1 of each year
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Last Action
Co-author authorized
5/7/2025