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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.017

Tex. Fam. Code § 101.017 - Licensed Child Placing Agency (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 101.017. LICENSED CHILD PLACING AGENCY.** "Licensed child placing agency" means a person, including an organization or corporation, licensed or certified under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, by the Department of Family and Protective Services to place a child in an adoptive home or a residential child-care facility, including a child-care facility, agency foster home, cottage home operation, or general residential operation. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 9, eff. May 21, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.028, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.

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