On request of a child or youth described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without fee or parental consent, a certified copy of the child's or youth's birth record to:
(1) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a;(2) a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; and(3) a young adult who: (A) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age; and(B) resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0049
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1024,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2019.