Texas § HR.42.0451 - DATABASE OF AGENCY FOSTER HOMES
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§ HR.42.0451. DATABASE OF AGENCY FOSTER HOMES
DATABASE OF AGENCY FOSTER HOMES; INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The department shall maintain a database of agency foster homes including the current address for each agency foster home as reported to the department. The database must be updated on a regular basis. (b) The department shall make the database available to the Department of Public Safety for the purposes of Subsection (c). (c) The Department of Public Safety shall include the information provided under Subsection (b) in the Texas Crime Information Center database and establish a procedure by which a peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who provides the department with a street address is automatically provided information as to whether the address is verified as an agency foster home under this chapter. (d) Information provided to the Department of Public Safety under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 , Government Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (S.B. 723 ), Sec. 6, eff. June 16, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section HR.42.0451 ("DATABASE OF AGENCY FOSTER HOMES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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