89R2676 AMF-F     By: Paxton S.B. No. 941       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual   exploitation of certain children.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 266.012(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters   the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive a   developmentally appropriate comprehensive assessment.  The   assessment must include:                (1)  a screening for trauma; [and]                (2)  a screening for risk of commercial sexual   exploitation using a validated screening tool selected by the Child   Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section   772.0062, Government Code; and                (3)  interviews with individuals who have knowledge of   the child's needs.          SECTION 2.  Section 221.003(b), Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A juvenile probation department must, before the   disposition of a child's case and using a validated risk and needs   assessment instrument or process provided or approved by the   department, complete a risk and needs assessment for each child   under the jurisdiction of the juvenile probation department.  The   risk and needs assessment must include a screening for risk of   commercial sexual exploitation using a screening tool selected by   the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section   772.0062, Government Code.           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.