85R1607 MK-D     By: Wu H.B. No. 689       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the determination of intellectual disability for   children in foster care.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.1075, Family Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as   follows:          (b)  As soon as possible after a child begins receiving   foster care under this subchapter, the department shall assess   whether the child has a developmental or intellectual disability.   The department may assess a child for a developmental or   intellectual disability only once during the period of time that   the child receives foster care.          (c)  If the assessment required by Subsection (b) indicates   that the child might have an intellectual disability, the   department shall ensure that a determination of intellectual   disability is conducted by an authorized provider before the date   of the child's 16th birthday.  If the child began receiving foster   care after the child's 16th birthday, the determination of   intellectual disability must be conducted as soon as possible after   the assessment required by Subsection (b).  In this subsection,   "authorized provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 593.004,   Health and Safety Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.