Establishes a foster child trust account program to manage benefits for children in foster care.
The bill creates a foster child trust account program in Texas to manage benefits for children in foster care. The Department of Family and Protective Services, in cooperation with the comptroller, will establish and administer the program. The program will hold federal benefits for children in foster care, such as Veterans Affairs, Supplemental Security Income, and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The department will serve as the representative payee for these benefits.
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