Texas HB 1151: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

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89(R) HB 1151 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.B. No. 1151

  

  

  

  

 AN ACT

  

 relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of 

  

 the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the 

  

 Department of Family and Protective Services.

  

        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

  

        SECTION 1.  Section 161.001(c), Family Code, is amended to 

  

 read as follows:

  

        (c)  Evidence of one or more of the following does not 

  

 constitute clear and convincing evidence sufficient for a court to 

  

 make a finding under Subsection (b) and order termination of the 

  

 parent-child relationship:

  

              (1)  the parent homeschooled the child;

  

              (2)  the parent is economically disadvantaged;

  

              (3)  the parent has been charged with a nonviolent 

  

 misdemeanor offense other than:

  

                    (A)  an offense under Title 5, Penal Code;

  

                    (B)  an offense under Title 6, Penal Code; or

  

                    (C)  an offense that involves family violence, as 

  

 defined by Section 71.004 of this code;

  

              (4)  the parent provided or administered low-THC 

  

 cannabis to a child for whom the low-THC cannabis was prescribed 

  

 under Chapter 169, Occupations Code;

  

              (5)  the parent declined immunization for the child for 

  

 reasons of conscience, including a religious belief;

  

              (6)  the parent sought an opinion from more than one 

  

 medical provider relating to the child's medical care, transferred 

  

 the child's medical care to a new medical provider, or transferred 

  

 the child to another health care facility; [or]

  

              (7)  the parent allowed the child to engage in 

  

 independent activities that are appropriate and typical for the 

  

 child's level of maturity, physical condition, developmental 

  

 abilities, or culture;

  

              (8)  the parent refused to administer or consent to the 

  

 administration of a psychotropic medication to the child, or to 

  

 consent to any other psychiatric or psychological treatment of the 

  

 child, unless the refusal:

  

                    (A)  presents a substantial risk of death, 

  

 disfigurement, or bodily injury to the child; or

  

                    (B)  results in an observable and material 

  

 impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of the child; 

  

 or

  

              (9)  the parent chose a recognized alternative health 

  

 care treatment or therapy for the child that could be considered as 

  

 new, emerging, or nonstandard, unless the treatment or therapy:

  

                    (A)  presents a substantial risk of death, 

  

 disfigurement, or bodily injury to the child; or

  

                    (B)  results in an observable and material 

  

 impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of the child.

  

        SECTION 2.  Section 261.001(4), Family Code, is amended to 

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