89R13603 MM-D     By: Guerra H.B. No. 3555       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the   Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal   items to children in the department's conservatorship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 264.1079 to read as follows:          Sec. 264.1079.  PERSONAL BELONGINGS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN   DONATION REGISTRY. (a) The department shall establish and   maintain or contract with a third party to establish and maintain an   online registry of requested personal items for children who enter   the department's conservatorship or change placement while in the   department's conservatorship.  The department shall develop   procedures for the storage and distribution of personal items   donated based on the registry.          (b)  The department shall provide personal items donated   based on the registry to a child who is being removed from the   child's home or changing placement.  Personal items provided to a   child under this subsection belong to the child and may not be   reclaimed by the department or retained by the child's foster   parent.          (c)  The department shall submit an annual report to the   legislature that includes a summary of:                (1)  the department's supply inventory and inventory   management practices for personal items donated based on the   registry; and                (2)  the number of children in the department's   conservatorship provided personal items in accordance with this   section.          (d)  The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and   donations of any kind and from any source for purposes of this   section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.