Foster care; allowing foster parents to use certain caregivers and arrangements for temporary care of foster children; specifying certain time limit on temporary care. Effective date.

The document title was updated to reflect the House of Representatives floor version and the 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026).

The bill title and summary were reformatted to align with House floor standards, though the content describing foster care arrangements remains identical.

Page numbers and internal formatting markers were adjusted to reflect the House floor version layout.

Added specific dates for Senate passage (March 10, 2026), House passage (May 6, 2026), and an effective date of November 1, 2026.

Added signature blocks for the House of Representatives, Governor, and Secretary of State to finalize the legislative process.

Adjusted the formatting of the definitions section to align with the final enrolled bill style, though the legal content of the definitions was not altered.

The document format was updated to include official legislative markings, such as 'ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 1796', signatures from the Presiding Officers of the Senate and House, and the specific date the bill passed the Senate (March 10, 2026).

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the engrossed version, replacing the original 'AS INTRODUCED' and 'Req. No.' markings with 'ENGR. S. B. NO. 1796' and corresponding page numbers.

Blank lines and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to accommodate the new signatures and official legislative formatting.