Tex. Gov't Code § 546.0209

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 546.0209 - [Effective 4/1/2025] Requirements Of Parent Or Guardian On Child's Admission To Certain Institutions

On the admission of a child to an institution described by Section 546.0201(4)(A), (B), or (D), the commission shall require the child's parent or guardian to submit:

(1) an admission form that includes:

(A) the parent's or guardian's:

(i) name, address, and telephone number;

(ii) driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number the Department of Public Safety issued; and

(iii) place of employment and the employer's address and telephone number; and

(B) the name, address, and telephone number of a relative of the child or other individual whom the commission or institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the relation between that individual and the child, and at the parent's or guardian's option:

(i) that individual's driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number the Department of Public Safety issued; and

(ii) the name, address, and telephone number of that individual's employer; and

(2) a signed acknowledgment of responsibility stating that the parent or guardian agrees to:

(A) notify the institution in which the child is placed of any changes to the information submitted under Subdivision (1)(A); and

(B) make reasonable efforts to participate in the child's life and in planning activities for the child. (Gov. Code, Sec. 531.1533.)

Tex. Gov't. Code § 546.0209

Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2025.