(a) If the department places a child who is in the conservatorship of the state in the home of a grandparent of the child, the department shall:
- (1) refer the grandparent to support services offered by the department; and
- (2) inform the grandparent of the availability of financial assistance under Chapter 31, including supplemental financial assistance, if the eligibility requirements of that chapter are satisfied.
- (b) The department shall maintain complete records and compile statistics regarding the number of children who are placed by the department in the home of a grandparent of the child.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.