Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning
Section 531.1533. Requirements on Admissions of Children to Certain Institutions

Sec. 531.1533. REQUIREMENTS ON ADMISSIONS OF CHILDREN TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. On the admission of a child to an institution described by Section 531.151(3)(A), (B), or (D), the Department of Aging and Disability Services 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 issued by the Department of Public Safety; 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 person whom the department or institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the relation between that person and the child, and at the parent's or guardian's option, that person's:
(i) driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety; and
(ii) the name, address, and telephone number of that person'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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2579), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Renumbered from Government Code, Section 531.1532 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(37), eff. September 1, 2007.