Family Code § 263.0022

Sec. 263.0022. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SUPERVISION; MONTHLY REPORT. (a) In this section, "temporary emergency supervision" means the supervision and care provided by the department or a single source continuum contractor for a child without placement for whom the department has been appointed as the temporary or permanent managing conservator. (b) The department or a single source continuum contractor may not advocate for and a court may not render an order placing a child in temporary emergency supervision if an appropriate placement is available. The department or the contractor and the court may not consider a child's refusal to stay in a placement when determining whether the placement is appropriate. (c) Before a court may order temporary emergency supervision for a child, the department or the single source continuum contractor shall submit a report to the court that includes information regarding each attempted placement, including: (1) the type of placement; (2) the location of the placement; (3) the date the department or the contractor contacted the placement; and (4) the reason the department or the contractor determined the placement was not appropriate. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.