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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2306.1101. Definition

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this subchapter, “homeless youth” means a person who is younger than 19 years of age, including a migratory child, as defined by Section 1309, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6399), who:

(1) lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including a person who is:

(A) living in an emergency shelter;

(B) abandoned in a hospital;  or

(C) awaiting foster care placement;

(2) has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for humans;  or

(3) is living in a car, park, other public space, abandoned building, substandard housing, bus or train station, or similar setting.

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