Tex. Family Code § 34.0022
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 34.0022, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 34.0022. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Official statutory text
(a) An authorization agreement executed under this chapter between a child's parent and an adult caregiver does not subject the adult caregiver to any law or rule governing the licensing or regulation of a residential child-care facility under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code.
(b) A child who is the subject of an authorization agreement executed under this chapter is not considered to be placed in foster care and the parties to the authorization agreement are not subject to any law or rule governing foster care providers.
(b) A child who is the subject of an authorization agreement executed under this chapter is not considered to be placed in foster care and the parties to the authorization agreement are not subject to any law or rule governing foster care providers.
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