This law will direct the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to collect and share military affiliation as part of child welfare and neglect case file, and share pertinent case file information with the appropriate military authorities to provide consistency and complement the statutory responsibility of the Department of Defense. Additionally , this law will connect an active duty member of the US armed forces or their spouse with the Family Advocacy Program at the nearest active duty military installation, to provide resources to the military family on ways to manage an open investigation with CPS.

( Signed by Governor | Effective on 9/1/17)

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SB 1199 - Service Contract Providers 

This law will help insure that Texans are able to purchase a depreciation member benefit program.This is a new product that when total loss of vehicle or theft occurs, this optional product gives credit towards the purchase of a new vehicle. This law amends the Occupations Code to allow consumers to purchase this optional benefit from their auto dealers. The law aligns all codification so that Texas consumers can purchase this product through any lender.

( Signed by Governor | Effective on 9/1/17)

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SB 1548 - Juvenile Probation

This law seeks to attend to the needs of juvenile children that if left unaddressed contribute to the likelihood of re-offending . This law allows the juvenile board or juvenile probation department to continue providing post-discharge services, such as therapy, job training, mentoring and educational services, to a child during the crucial six months after the date of the discharge from supervision.

( Signed by Governor | Effective on 9/1/17)

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SB 1565 - Medical/Dental Care 

This law will provide state facilities the needed additional flexibility in terms of who to obtain advice and consent from when providing medical or dental treatment and services to facility residents when consent cannot be obtained. This law will streamline the consent process to ensure timely treatment of residents by revising provisions regarding the persons from whom that advice and consent must be obtained.

( Signed by Governor | Effective on 9/1/17)

In addition to the eligibility criteria, a student must enter into an agreement requiring a four-year commitment as a member of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Merchant Marine or a commissioned officer in any branch of the armed services of the United States. Annually, the governor and the lieutenant governor may each appoint two students, and each state senator and each state representative may appoint one student to receive a conditional Texas Armed Services Scholarship. A maximum of 185 students may be appointed annually. 

TASSP nominations must be submitted before August 31, 2017. Nominees must complete their applications by October 15, 2017. The 2017-2018 academic year TASSP amount for the both initial and renewal awards will be $4,000.  Students may receive up to four years of scholarship awards.