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Chapter 1152
H.B. No. 3859
AN ACT
2 relating
to protection
of the rights
of conscience
for child
3 welfare services providers.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:SECTION 1.
Subtitle D, Title 2, Human Resources
Code, is
6 amended by adding Chapter 45 to read as follows:
7 CHAPTER 45. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE FORCHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDERS
Sec. 45.001.
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
It is the intent of
10 legislature to maintain a diverse network of service providers that
11 offer a range of foster capacity options and that accommodate12
13children from various cultural backgrounds. To that end, the
legislature expects reasonable accommodations to be made by the14 state to allow people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs to be a
15 part of meeting the needs of children in the child welfare system.
16 Decisions regarding the placement of children shall continue to be
17 made in the best interest of the child, including which person is18
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22best able to provide for the child's physical, psychological, and
emotional needs and development.
Sec. 45.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Adverse action" means any action that directly or
indirectly adversely affects the person against whom the adverse23 action is taken, places the person in a worse position than the
24 person was in before the adverse action was taken, or is likely to1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3859, Chapter 1152, legislative document, June 15, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049618/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.