Texas § 546.0207 DESIGNATION OF VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE.

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§ 546.0207 — DESIGNATION OF VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE.

Texas § 546.0207

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 546.0207 (2026).

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Sec. 546.0207. DESIGNATION OF VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE.

(a)The commission shall designate an individual, including a member of a community-based organization, to serve as a volunteer advocate for a child residing in an institution to assist in developing a permanency plan for the child if:

(1)the child's parent or guardian requests the assistance of an advocate;

(2)the institution in which the child is placed cannot locate the child's parent or guardian; or

(3)the child resides in an institution the commission operates.

(b)The individual designated to serve as the child's volunteer advocate may be:

(1)an individual the child's parent or guardian selects, except that the individual may not be employed by or under a contract with the institution in which the child resides;

(2)an adult relat

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Sec. 546.0207. DESIGNATION OF VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE. (a) The commission shall designate an individual, including a member of a community-based organization, to serve as a volunteer advocate for a child residing in an institution to assist in developing a permanency plan for the child if:
(1) the child's parent or guardian requests the assistance of an advocate;
(2) the institution in which the child is placed cannot locate the child's parent or guardian; or
(3) the child resides in an institution the commission operates.
(b) The individual designated to serve as the child's volunteer advocate may be:
(1) an individual the child's parent or guardian selects, except that the individual may not be employed by or under a contract with the institution in which the child resides;
(2) an adult relative of the child; or
(3) a child advocacy group representative.
(c) The commission shall provide to each individual designated to serve as a child's volunteer advocate information regarding permanency planning under this subchapter.