89R11172 AMF-F     By: Thompson H.B. No. 451     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 451:     By:  Hull C.S.H.B. No. 451       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.