Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter J - ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR RELATIVES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS
Division 2 - PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Section 700.1027 - What definitions apply to this division?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following terms have the following meanings in this division:
(1) Deferred permanency care assistance agreement--A type of permanency care assistance agreement that may be entered into when a kinship caregiver meets the eligibility criteria for receipt of permanency care assistance, but does not need any assistance at the time the agreement is signed; a deferred permanency care assistance agreement allows a person to preserve eligibility to receive permanency care assistance in the future, should the need for such assistance arise.
(2) Elementary or secondary student--A child who is:
(3) Extended permanency care assistance--Permanency care assistance benefits that are payable on behalf of an eligible youth after the youth's 18th birthday through the last day of the month in which the youth turns 21, as provided under § 700.1053 of this title (relating to Who is eligible for extended permanency care assistance?).
(4) Permanency care assistance agreement--A negotiated, written and legally binding agreement that is signed by DFPS and a prospective permanent kinship conservator setting forth the specific terms and conditions of the agreement, including the types and amounts of permanency care assistance benefits that will be provided under the agreement.
(5) Permanent kinship conservator --A relative or other individual with a prior longstanding and significant relationship to a child who was in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of DFPS immediately prior to permanent managing conservatorship being granted to that person. The term does not include a parent of the child or other person from whom the child was legally removed by DFPS.
(6) Prospective permanent kinship conservator --A relative or other individual with a prior longstanding and significant relationship to a child who was in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of DFPS who has demonstrated a strong commitment to caring permanently for the child and who applies for or has entered into a permanency care assistance agreement with DFPS, but has not yet been granted permanent managing conservatorship of the child.
(7) Successor guardian--A person who:
