{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 546.0252","heading":"FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM: PURPOSE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ADMINISTRATION.","body":"(a) The purpose of the family-based alternatives system is to further this state's policy of providing for a child's basic needs for safety, security, and stability by ensuring that a child becomes a part of a successful permanent family as soon as possible.\n(b) In achieving the purpose described by Subsection (a), the family-based alternatives system is intended to operate in a manner that recognizes that parents are a valued and integral part of the process established under the system. The system must:\n(1) encourage parents to participate in all decisions affecting their children; and\n(2) respect the authority of parents, other than parents whose parental rights have been terminated, to make decisions regarding their children.\n(c) The commission shall begin implementing the family-based alternatives system in areas of this state with high numbers of children who reside in institutions.\n(d) The family-based alternatives system may be administered in cooperation with public and private entities.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 546. LONG-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS","SUBCHAPTER F. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm#546.0252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"df5e4dd7319f678714bde93c16e5cf9fc2b7d3561730ee8775936fd973e38b3f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0251","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}