Section 749.1005 - How must I inform a child and the child's parents of their rights?(a) Within seven days after you admit a child into your agency, you must review the childs rights with the child and a childs parent, unless the parents consent is not required. You must also provide the child and a childs parent with a written copy of the childs rights.(b) Child rights must be written in: (1) Simple, non-technical terms; and(2) English, unless the person does not understand English. The childs rights must be written in the persons primary language, if possible.(c) If the person you are informing has a visual or auditory impairment, you must explain the childs rights in a manner that is understandable to the person.(d) The person you are informing of the childs rights must sign a statement indicating that the person has read and understands these rights. A copy of a timely signed "CPS Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care" will meet this standard. You must put the signed copy in the childs record.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1005
The provisions of this §749.1005 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909