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SB 2080, 81st Regular Session
Relating to treating and reducing child abuse and neglect and improving child welfare, including providing assistance for adoptive parents and foster care providers.

Last action: See remarks for effective date

Author: Carlos Uresti
Coauthor: Jane Nelson | Dan Patrick
Sponsor: Ruth McClendon

Remarks: This Act takes effect September 1, 2009, except Sections 162.3041 and 264.101, Family Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 264.855, Family Code, as added by this Act, take effect October 1, 2010; Section 7 takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the section is provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2009, 81st R.S.,ch. 1238, General and Special Laws of Texas

Bill Analyses:
Enrolled (Senate Research Center)
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)

Conference Committee:

Conference Committee Report 
House Members: (appointed 05/30/2009) Ruth McClendon (Chair) | Garnet Coleman | John Davis | Dan Gattis | Lois Kolkhorst |

Senate Members: (appointed 05/30/2009) Carlos Uresti (Chair) | Kip Averitt | Joan Huffman | Royce West | Tommy Williams |

Subjects:
ADOPTION
CHILD ABUSE
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
FOSTER CARE
Minors--Health & Safety
STRATEGIC PLANS
WELFARE

House Committee: Human Services (Patrick Rose, Drew Darby, Gary Elkins, Ana Hernandez, Abel Herrero, Bryan Hughes, Ken Legler, Elliott Naishtat, Armando Walle)
Minutes: May 19 2009 | May 20 2009
Senate Committee: Health & Human Services (Jane Nelson, Bob Deuell, Joan Huffman, Robert Nichols, Dan Patrick, Eliot Shapleigh, Carlos Uresti, Royce West, Judith Zaffirini)
Minutes: April 28 2009

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