89R17873 MM-D     By: Guillen, Rodríguez Ramos, H.B. No. 215       Morales of Harris     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 215:     By:  Hull C.S.H.B. No. 215       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child   placed with a relative or other designated caregiver.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.109(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Section 264.763, the [The]   placement of a child in substitute care by the department   constitutes an assignment to the state of any support rights   attributable to the child as of the date the child is placed in   substitute care.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter I, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 264.763 to read as follows:          Sec. 264.763.  PAYMENT OF CHILD'S SUPPORT RIGHTS AND   BENEFITS. A relative or other designated caregiver is eligible to   receive support and benefits, including monthly benefits, on behalf   of a child placed with the person by the department. The department   shall pass through to the relative or other designated caregiver:                (1)  any support rights attributable to the child; and                (2)  payments to which the child is entitled or that are   paid for the benefit of the child, including Supplemental Security   Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.