Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions
Section 501.023. Information Concerning Foster Care History

Sec. 501.023. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY. (a) The department, during the diagnostic process, shall assess each inmate with respect to whether the inmate has at any time been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.
(b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and shall make the report available to the public on the department's Internet website. The report must summarize statistical information concerning the total number of inmates who have at any time been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services, including, disaggregated by age, the number of inmates who have not previously served a term of imprisonment.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 2719), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (H.B. 1191), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Government Code

Title 4 - Executive Branch

Subtitle G - Corrections

Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare

Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions

Section 501.001. Discrimination Against Inmates Prohibited

Section 501.002. Assault by Employee on Inmate

Section 501.003. Food

Section 501.004. Clothing

Section 501.005. Literacy Programs

Section 501.0051. Receipt of Books by Mail

Section 501.006. Emergency Absence

Section 501.007. Inmate Claims for Lost or Damaged Property

Section 501.008. Inmate Grievance System

Section 501.0081. Dispute Resolution: Time-Served Credits

Section 501.009. Volunteer and Faith-Based Organizations; Report

Section 501.010. Visitors

Section 501.011. Zero-Tolerance Policy

Section 501.012. Family Liaison Officer

Section 501.013. Materials Used for Arts and Crafts

Section 501.014. Inmate Money

Section 501.015. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Clothing and Money; Burial Expenses

Section 501.0155. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Documentation for Employment

Section 501.016. Discharge or Release Papers; Release Date

Section 501.0165. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation

Section 501.0166. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Birth Certificate and Social Security Card

Section 501.017. Cost of Confinement as Claim

Section 501.019. Cost of Confinement as Claim; Setoff

Section 501.021. Use of Inmates in Training Prohibited

Section 501.0215. Educational Programming for Pregnant Inmates

Section 501.022. Infant Care and Parenting

Section 501.023. Information Concerning Foster Care History

Section 501.024. Verification of Inmate Veteran Status

Section 501.025. Veterans Services Coordinator

Section 501.026. Limitation on Certain Searches

Section 501.027. Access to Programs by Female Inmates