Tex.
Gov't Code Section 531.156
Designation of Advocate
(a)
The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall designate a person, 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 operated by the department.(b)
The person designated to serve as the child’s volunteer advocate under this section may be:(1)
a person selected by the child’s parent or guardian, except that the person 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 representative of a child advocacy group.(c)
The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall provide to each person designated to serve as a child’s volunteer advocate information regarding permanency planning under this subchapter.
Source:
Section 531.156 — Designation of Advocate, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.531.htm#531.156 (accessed May 26, 2025).
