H.B. No. 2789 is a legislative act aimed at regulating child welfare in Texas, specifically addressing licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities. A significant addition to the Human Resources Code is Section 42.0413, which exempts "single source continuum contractors" from needing a child-placing agency license to fulfill their contractual obligations with the Department of Family and Protective Services. However, these contractors must still comply with other applicable laws and regulations regarding child welfare services. The bill also clarifies that subcontractors and child-placing agencies under these contractors are not exempt from licensing requirements.

Additionally, the bill amends several existing sections of the Human Resources Code, including changes to immunization requirements for children in care, adjustments to liability insurance coverage amounts, and modifications to the qualifications for child-care and child-placing agency administrators. Notably, the required liability insurance coverage is reduced from $300,000 to $100,000 for each occurrence of negligence. The bill also repeals a section related to licensing and establishes a timeline for the Department of Family and Protective Services to implement these changes, with certain provisions taking effect on January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Human Resources Code 42.043, Human Resources Code 42.049, Human Resources Code 42.0495, Human Resources Code 42.051, Human Resources Code 42.068, Human Resources Code 43.004, Human Resources Code 43.009, Human Resources Code 42.0431 (Human Resources Code 43, Human Resources Code 42)
House Committee Report: Human Resources Code 42.043, Human Resources Code 42.049, Human Resources Code 42.0495, Human Resources Code 42.051, Human Resources Code 42.068, Human Resources Code 43.004, Human Resources Code 43.009, Human Resources Code 42.0431 (Human Resources Code 43, Human Resources Code 42)
Engrossed: Human Resources Code 42.043, Human Resources Code 42.049, Human Resources Code 42.0495, Human Resources Code 42.051, Human Resources Code 42.068, Human Resources Code 43.004, Human Resources Code 43.009, Human Resources Code 42.0431 (Human Resources Code 43, Human Resources Code 42)
Senate Committee Report: Human Resources Code 42.043, Human Resources Code 42.049, Human Resources Code 42.0495, Human Resources Code 42.051, Human Resources Code 42.068, Human Resources Code 43.004, Human Resources Code 43.009, Human Resources Code 42.0431 (Human Resources Code 43, Human Resources Code 42)
Enrolled: Human Resources Code 42.043, Human Resources Code 42.049, Human Resources Code 42.0495, Human Resources Code 42.051, Human Resources Code 42.068, Human Resources Code 43.004, Human Resources Code 43.009, Human Resources Code 42.0431 (Human Resources Code 43, Human Resources Code 42)