26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1005
How must I inform a child and the child's parents of their rights?
Effective Jan 1, 201741 TexReg 9944Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1005 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Within seven days after you admit a child into your agency, you must review the child's rights with the child and a child's parent, unless the parent's consent is not required. You must also provide the child and a child's parent with a written copy of the child's rights.
(b) Child rights must be written in:
- (1) Simple, non-technical terms; and
- (2) English, unless the person does not understand English. The child's rights must be written in the person's primary language, if possible.
- (c) If the person you are informing has a visual or auditory impairment, you must explain the child's rights in a manner that is understandable to the person.
- (d) The person you are informing of the child's rights must sign a statement indicating that the person has read and understands these rights. A copy of a timely signed "CPS Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care" will meet this standard. You must put the signed copy in the child's record.
Source Note:The provisions of this §749.1005 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.