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House Bill 3531 |
House Author: Jackson, Jim |
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Effective: 10-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Harris |
House Bill 3531 amends the Human Resources Code to require that the Dallas County district and county courts administrator be appointed by the local administrative district judge and the judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to civil, criminal, family law, or juvenile matters. The bill abolishes the Dallas County child support office and family services department and creates the Dallas County domestic relations office. The bill establishes provisions relating to the appointment and supervision of the director of the office by the judges of district courts in Dallas County that give preference to family law matters. The bill also establishes the office of the Dallas County criminal district courts administrator and provides for the appointment and supervision of the administrator by the judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to criminal matters.
In addition, House Bill 3531 amends the Family Code to require that a court-ordered parent education and family stabilization course be made available in both English and Spanish in a county with a population of more than two million that is adjacent to a county of more than one million.