85R4110 MK-D     By: West S.B. No. 796       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the collection of information concerning the number of   juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department who have been in foster care.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 243, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 243.008 to read as follows:          Sec. 243.008.  INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY.   (a)  In this section, "foster care" means the placement of a child   in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing   child protective services.          (b)  The department, during the admission process, shall   determine whether a child committed to the department has at any   time been in foster care. The department shall record the following   on the child's intake form:                (1)  whether the child is currently in foster care; and                (2)  if applicable, the number of times the child has   previously been placed in foster care.          (c)  Not later than January 31 of each even-numbered year,   the department shall submit a report to the governor, the   lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,   and each standing committee having primary jurisdiction over the   department. The report must summarize statistical information   concerning the total number and percentage of children in the   custody of the department during the preceding two years who have at   any time been in foster care.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.