SB1589

The change is a required contract term, not an order moving every case back to the state. It covers contracts entered into, amended, modified, renewed or extended beginning on the effective date. Contracts predating the effective date remain governed by the former law for the earlier transaction; a later amendment, renewal or other covered action brings the new requirement into play. The act does not identify a particular contractor or automatically terminate a contract. Final law.

The new authority is added separately from the existing performance-review and financial-incentive provisions. Those existing terms permit review beginning 18 months after the contractor has started case management and reunification-support services for all children and families in its service area, followed by possible penalties or incentives. SB1589’s new clause does not make taking back or transferring cases contingent on that review or a finding that the contractor failed a performance target. The other listed contract requirements—including implementation timelines, data access, caregiver training, provider capacity, employee preference, community engagement and compliance with court orders—remain in the amended text. Final law; Prior required contract provisions.

The introduced, Senate committee, Senate-passed, House committee and final versions have identical operative provisions. No amendments are indexed, so there is no separate adopted floor change or discarded alternative transfer standard to report. Introduced; Senate committee; Senate-passed; House committee; Final law; Version index; Amendment index.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

DFPS gains contractual flexibility over who manages cases. Children and families could benefit if a transfer improves continuity or service quality, but the statute does not establish that outcome. Contractors may lose responsibility for some or all cases, and DFPS or a receiving contractor may need to handle transition work. This is not a new cash benefit or a change to a child’s court-ordered placement simply by enactment. Final law.

The March 22 introduced and April 28 Senate-passed fiscal notes anticipate no significant state fiscal impact and assume DFPS can absorb costs within existing resources. They anticipate no local-government fiscal impact. Neither provides a dollar estimate or multiyear table, and neither measures costs for a particular future transition. The act makes no appropriation. Introduced fiscal note; Senate-passed fiscal note; Final law.