Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.

HB 5364 creates a legal process for appointing a court-appointed manager (receiver) to oversee a single-source child welfare service contractor in Texas when the contractor fails to meet required standards. It directly affects child welfare contractors, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and children in foster care under the contractor’s care. The bill allows receivership if the contractor: continues to fail after improvement plans, plans to stop services without arranging continuity, endangers children’s safety, or fails to provide required child information. The receiver would manage the contractor’s operations to ensure uninterrupted, safe child welfare services. This is a procedural change to existing law, not a new policy.