The department must develop a family preservation services plan with the family, and they must discuss each term and condition of the plan.
Sec. 262.407. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN; CONTENTS. (a) On order of the court under Section 262.406, the department in consultation with the child's family shall develop a family preservation services plan. The department and the family shall discuss each term and condition of the plan. (b) The family preservation services plan must be written in a manner that is clear and understandable to the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of the child's household and in a language the person understands. (c) The family preservation services plan must: (1) include a safety risk assessment of the child who is the subject of the investigation and an assessment of the child's family; (2) state the reasons the department is involved with the family; (3) be narrowly tailored to address the specific reasons the department is involved with the family and the factors that make the child a candidate for foster care; (4) list the specific family preservation services the family will receive under the plan and identify the manner in which those services will mitigate the child's specific risk factors and allow the child to remain safely at home; (5) specify the tasks the family must complete during the effective period of the plan and include a schedule with appropriate completion dates for those tasks; and (6) include the name of the department or single source continuum contractor representative who will serve as a contact for the family in obtaining information related to the plan. (d) The family preservation services plan must include the following statement: "TO THE PARENT OF THE CHILD SERVED BY THIS PLAN: THIS DOCUMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT. ITS PURPOSE IS TO HELP YOU PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE REASONABLE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THIS PLAN. IF YOU ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, YOUR CHILD MAY BE REMOVED FROM YOU, AND YOUR PARENTAL AND CUSTODIAL DUTIES AND RIGHTS MAY BE RESTRICTED OR TERMINATED. A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD AT WHICH A JUDGE WILL REVIEW THIS FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN." Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (H.B. 3041), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.