89R2637 MLH-D     By: Parker S.B. No. 829       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective   Services to annually review the department's process to enter into   adoption assistance agreements.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 162.304, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:          (k)  The department shall annually review the process the   department uses to enter into adoption assistance agreements under   this section.  As part of its review, the department shall consider:                (1)  the amount of money the department has available   for adoption assistance agreements;                (2)  the maximum amount the department is authorized to   pay as a subsidy under this section and the factors the department   considers in determining that amount; and                (3)  the factors the department considers in   determining a child's eligibility for a subsidy under this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.