By: Roberts H.B. No. 871       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provision of child and family services by the   Department of Family and Protective Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Sections 264.2042 and 264.2043 to read as   follows:          Sec. 264.2042.  NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING CHILD AND   FAMILY SERVICES. The department shall cooperate with nonprofit   organizations, including faith-based organizations, in providing   to families in crisis:                (1)  child and family services, including respite care,   voluntary guardianship, and other support services; and                (2)  information on child and family services available   in the child's community.          Sec. 264.2043.  PROHIBITION ON ABUSE OR NEGLECT   INVESTIGATION BASED SOLELY ON REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. The   department may not initiate an investigation of child abuse or   neglect based solely on a request submitted to the department by a   child's parent for information relating to child and family   services available to families in crisis.            SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.