Text of section effective on April 01, 2025

Sec. 546.0209.  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.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.