Sec. 263.0045. EDUCATION IN HOME SETTING FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. On request of a person providing substitute care for a child who is in the managing conservatorship of the department, the department shall allow the person to provide the child with an education in a home setting unless:
(1) the right of the department to allow the education of the child in a home setting has been specifically limited by court order;
(2) a court at a hearing conducted under this chapter finds, on good cause shown through evidence presented by the department in accordance with the applicable provisions in the department's child protective services handbook (CPS August 2013), that education in the home setting is not in the best interest of the child; or
(3) the department determines that federal law requires another school setting.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 263.002. Review of Placements by Court; Findings
Section 263.00201. Review of Placement in Qualified Residential Treatment Program
Section 263.0021. Notice of Hearing; Presentation of Evidence
Section 263.0025. Special Education Decision-Making for Children in Foster Care
Section 263.003. Information Relating to Placement of Child
Section 263.004. Notice to Court Regarding Education Decision-Making
Section 263.0045. Education in Home Setting for Foster Children
Section 263.005. Enforcement of Family Service Plan
Section 263.006. Warning to Parents
Section 263.0061. Notice to Parents of Right to Counsel
Section 263.007. Report Regarding Notification of Relatives