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Senate Bill 283 |
Senate Author: Harris |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: Scott |
Previous law required the presiding judge of each administrative judicial region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region having family law jurisdiction and a child protection caseload, to determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time or part-time associate judge to complete each case within the time frames specified in provisions of law relating to the procedures in a suit by a governmental entity to protect the health and safety of a child and relating to reviewing the placement of children under the care of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Senate Bill 283 amends the Family Code to require the presiding judge to determine which courts require the appointment of an associate judge to complete child protection cases generally.