HB5394 - Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.

      H.B. No. 5394         AN ACT   relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and   child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or   adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and   designated caregivers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.752, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (d)     A single source continuum contractor or a child-placing   agency may not:                 (1)     subject a relative or designated caregiver to any   requirement other than as provided by law or department or Health   and Human Services Commission rule; or                 (2)     adopt any policies or procedures related to a   relative or designated caregiver other than as authorized by law or   department or Health and Human Services Commission rule.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 5394 was passed by the House on May   12, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5394 was passed by the Senate on May   26, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor