Bill Text: TX SB428 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to background and criminal history checks for parents or other relatives of children in residential child-care facilities.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB428 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB428-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 428

AN ACT
relating to background and criminal history checks for parents or
other relatives of children in residential child-care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.056, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the director, owner,
or operator of a residential child-care facility is not required to
submit to the department the information required under that
subsection for use in conducting a background and criminal history
check on a parent or other relative of a child who is a client in
care at the facility if:
(1) the department has on file for the parent or
relative a background and criminal history check; and
(2) the background and criminal history check was
conducted within the two-year period preceding the date the parent
or relative visits the client at the facility.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 428 passed the Senate on
March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 428 passed the House on
May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor