SB162 - Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.

  89R2755 MM-F     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 162       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated   caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.760, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 264.760.  ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND   PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of   this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver [ who   becomes verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an   agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, ] may   elect to receive foster care payments in lieu of the benefits   provided by this subchapter[ , beginning with the first month in   which the relative or other designated caregiver becomes licensed   or is verified ].          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.