88R13735 AMF-D     By: Bucy H.B. No. 3765       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the   Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of   the personal belongings of a foster child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 264.1078 to read as follows:          Sec. 264.1078.  LUGGAGE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. (a) In this   section, "luggage" means a suitcase, duffel bag, backpack, or   similar container designed to hold an individual's personal   belongings.           (b)  The department shall:                (1)  establish and maintain a decentralized supply of   luggage to be used to transport a foster child's personal   belongings; and                (2)  develop procedures for the storage and   distribution of luggage to ensure the maximum number of children   are able to use the luggage.          (c)  The department shall provide luggage to a child who is   being removed from the child's home or changing placement.           (d)  The department shall maintain a record of each time a   trash bag is used to move a foster child's personal belongings. The   record must include the reason the department did not provide the   child with appropriate luggage to move the child's personal   belongings.           (e)  The department shall submit an annual report to the   legislature that includes a summary of:                (1)  the number of times a trash bag was used to   transport a foster child's personal belongings and the reasons the   department failed to provide the child with appropriate luggage;   and                 (2)  the department's supply inventory and inventory   management practices for the luggage supply maintained under   Subsection (b).          (f)  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, 2023.