H.B. No. 4233         AN ACT   relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain   individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of   the Department of Family and Protective Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.015, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:          (d)  Each foster parent, prospective adoptive parent, and   relative or other designated caregiver who provide care for   children and youth in the conservatorship of the department who are   10 years of age or older shall complete a training program on:                (1)  runaway prevention measures; and                (2)  proper procedures in the event a child or youth   runs away from the provider.          (e)  The training under Subsection (d) may be:                (1)  offered to providers who provide care for children   in the conservatorship of the department who are younger than 10   years of age who have a history of running away;                (2)  included as part of existing licensing training   provided by the department or contracted residential child-care   providers; and                (3)  offered in lieu of required training that is not   relevant based on the age of the children for whom the person will   be providing care.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4233 was passed by the House on May 4,   2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 110, Nays 32, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4233 was passed by the Senate on May   23, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 3.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor