Texas § GV.546.0252 - FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM
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§ GV.546.0252. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM
FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM: PURPOSE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ADMINISTRATION. (a) The purpose of the family-based alternatives system is to further this state's policy of providing for a child's basic needs for safety, security, and stability by ensuring that a child becomes a part of a successful permanent family as soon as possible. (b) In achieving the purpose described by Subsection (a), the family-based alternatives system is intended to operate in a manner that recognizes that parents are a valued and integral part of the process established under the system. The system must: (1) encourage parents to participate in all decisions affecting their children; and (2) respect the authority of parents, other than parents whose parental rights have been terminated, to make decisions regarding their children. (c) The commission shall begin implementing the family-based alternatives system in areas of this state with high numbers of children who reside in institutions. (d) The family-based alternatives system may be administered in cooperation with public and private entities. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
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