Tex. Family Code § 264.8521
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 264.8521, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 264.8521. NOTICE TO APPLICANTS.
Official statutory text
At the time a person applies to become verified by a licensed child-placing agency to provide foster care in order to qualify for the permanency care assistance program, the department or the child-placing agency shall:
(1) notify the applicant that a background check, including a criminal history record check, will be conducted on the individual; and
(2) inform the applicant about criminal convictions that:
(A) preclude an individual from becoming a verified agency foster home; and
(B) may also be considered in evaluating the individual's application.
(1) notify the applicant that a background check, including a criminal history record check, will be conducted on the individual; and
(2) inform the applicant about criminal convictions that:
(A) preclude an individual from becoming a verified agency foster home; and
(B) may also be considered in evaluating the individual's application.
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