H.B. No. 451         AN ACT   relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual   exploitation of certain children.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 266.012(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters   the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive:                (1)  a developmentally appropriate comprehensive   assessment that includes [.  The assessment must include]:                      (A) [(1)]  a screening for trauma; and                      (B) [(2)]  interviews with individuals who have   knowledge of the child's needs; and                (2)  a screening for risk of commercial sexual   exploitation using a validated, evidenced-informed tool selected   by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under   Section 772.0062, Government Code, if:                      (A)  validation guidelines based on the child's   age indicate the screening is appropriate; or                      (B)  concerns of commercial sexual exploitation   exist.          SECTION 2.  Section 221.003(b), Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A juvenile probation department must, before the   disposition of a child's case and using a validated risk and needs   assessment instrument or process provided or approved by the   department, complete a risk and needs assessment for each child   under the jurisdiction of the juvenile probation department.  The   risk and needs assessment must include a screening for risk of   commercial sexual exploitation using a validated,   evidence-informed tool selected by the Child Sex Trafficking   Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government   Code.          SECTION 3.  The Department of Family and Protective Services   is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the   legislature appropriates money to the department 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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 451 was passed by the House on April   16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 451 on May 19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 129, Nays 0, 1   present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 451 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 12, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor