89R3092 MM-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 215       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child   placed with a relative or other designated caregiver.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.109(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Section 264.763, the [The]   placement of a child in substitute care by the department   constitutes an assignment to the state of any support rights   attributable to the child as of the date the child is placed in   substitute care.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter I, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 264.763 to read as follows:          Sec. 264.763.  PAYMENT OF CHILD'S SUPPORT RIGHTS AND   BENEFITS. A relative or other designated caregiver is eligible to   receive support and benefits on behalf of a child placed with the   person by the department. The department shall facilitate:                (1)  the assignment to the relative or other designated   caregiver of any support rights attributable to the child; and                (2)  the designation of the relative or other   designated caregiver as the representative payee for any programs,   services, and payments to which the child is entitled or that are   paid for the benefit of the child, including Supplemental Security   Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.