89R2636 MLH-D     By: Parker S.B. No. 1282       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to authorizing adoption assistance agreements for certain   children after a final adoption order is rendered.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 162.304, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-3) to read as follows:          (b-3)  The department may enter into an adoption assistance   agreement for a child after a court has entered a final order of   adoption if the child:                (1)  after the adoption is finalized, is diagnosed by   the child's health care provider as having special needs; and                (2)  would have qualified for adoption assistance under   Subsection (a) if the child was determined to have special needs   before the adoption.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to an   adoption for which the final order is rendered before, on, or after   the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  The Department of Family and Protective Services   is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the   legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose.  If   the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that   purpose, the department may, but is not required to, implement a   provision of this Act using other money available for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.