HBA-DMD H.B. 2707 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2707
By: Coleman
Human Services
3/22/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services (department) is authorized to pay funeral expenses for a child for
whom the department has managing conservatorship and who dies while in
foster care.  Often the department requests local governments, including
child welfare boards, to pay these expenses. 

H.B. 2707 requires the department to spend funds that are appropriated for
the child protective services program to pay the funeral expenses for a
child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and
who dies in foster care. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 264.012, Family Code, to require, rather than
authorize, the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
(department) to spend funds appropriated for the child protective services
program to pay reasonable and necessary funeral expenses for a child for
whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and who dies in
foster care. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.