TX SB941

Requires children entering Department of Family and Protective Services conservatorship to receive a screening for risk of commercial sexual exploitation within 45 days, in addition to existing trauma screening and interviews

Mandates the use of a validated screening tool selected by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit for these assessments

Requires juvenile probation departments to include commercial sexual exploitation risk screening as part of mandatory risk and needs assessments completed before case disposition for children under their jurisdiction

Amends Section 266.012(a) of the Family Code and Section 221.003(b) of the Human Resources Code

Takes effect September 1, 2025