85R2507 MK-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 211       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated   caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.760, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 264.760.  ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND   PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of   this subchapter, a relative or other designated caregiver [who   becomes licensed by the department or verified by a licensed   child-placing agency or the department to operate a foster home,   foster group home, agency foster home, or agency foster group home   under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,] may elect to receive   foster care payments in lieu of the benefits provided by this   subchapter[, beginning with the first month in which the relative   or other designated caregiver becomes licensed or is verified].          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.