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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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FAMILY CODE |
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Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
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Subtitle E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD |
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Chapter 263. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER CARE OF DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subchapter D. PERMANENCY HEARINGS |
Sec. 263.303. PERMANENCY PROGRESS REPORT
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(a) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for each permanency hearing other than the first permanency hearing, the department or other authorized agency shall file with the court and provide to each party, the child's attorney ad litem, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's volunteer advocate a permanency progress report unless the court orders a different period for providing the report.
(b) The permanency progress report must:
(1) recommend that the suit be dismissed; or
(2) recommend that the suit continue, and:
(A) identify the date for dismissal of the suit under this chapter;
(B) provide:
(i) the name of any person entitled to notice under Chapter 102 who has not been served;
(ii) a description of the efforts by the department or another agency to locate and request service of citation; and
(iii) a description of each parent's assistance in providing information necessary to locate an unserved party;
(C) evaluate the parties' compliance with temporary orders and with the service plan;
(D) evaluate whether the child's placement in substitute care meets the child's needs and recommend other plans or services to meet the child's special needs or circumstances;
(E) describe the permanency plan for the child and recommend actions necessary to ensure that a final order consistent with that permanency plan, including the concurrent permanency goals contained in that plan, is rendered before the date for dismissal of the suit under this chapter;
(F) with respect to a child 16 years of age or older, identify the services needed to assist the child in the transition to adult life; and
(G) with respect to a child committed to the Texas Youth Commission or released under supervision by the Texas Youth Commission:
(i) evaluate whether the child's needs for treatment and education are being met;
(ii) describe, using information provided by the Texas Youth Commission, the child's progress in any rehabilitation program administered by the Texas Youth Commission; and
(iii) recommend other plans or services to meet the child's needs.
(c) A parent whose parental rights are the subject of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the attorney for that parent, or the child's attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem may file a response to the department's or other agency's report filed under Subsection (b). A response must be filed not later than the third day before the date of the hearing.