89R17482 DNC-F     By: Lujan H.B. No. 5037       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to payments made to certain foster parents.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.101(a-2), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a-2)  The department shall continue to pay the cost of   foster care under:                (1)  Subsection (a-1)(1) until the last day of the   month in which the child attains the age of 22;                (2)  Subsection (a-1)(2) until the earlier of:                      (A)  the date the child graduates with a   bachelor's degree; or                      (B)  the last day of the month in which the child   attains the age of 24; and                (3) [(2)]  Subsections (a-1)(3)-(5) [(a-1)(2)-(5)]   until the last day of the month the child attains the age of 21.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.