Texas Code Ann., Family Code § 264.121
Child Welfare
Transitional Living Services Program
(a) The department shall address the unique challenges facing foster children in the conservatorship of the department who must transition to independent living by:
(1) expanding efforts to improve transition planning and increasing the availability of transitional family group decision-making to all youth age 14 or older in the department's permanent managing conservatorship, including enrolling the youth in the Preparation for Adult Living Program before the age of 16;
Keywords: Criminal Justice
Locations: Texas