Amend CSSB 359, as following:
      (1)  Strike Section 54 of the bill and substitute the
following:
      The heading of Subchapter B, Chapter 201, Family Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      SUBCHAPTER B. MASTERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND MASTERS FOR CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES <MASTER>
      (2)  After Section 54, add the following new Sections 55, 56,
57, 58, and 59 and renumber remaining sections accordingly.
      SECTION 55. Subchapter B, Chapter 201, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 201.1005 to read as follows:
      Sec. 201.1005. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
            (1)  "Child protection case" means a proceeding brought
by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services under this
title.
            (2)  "Department" means Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services.
      SECTION 56. Section 201.101, Family Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (3) to read as
follows:
      (a)  The presiding judge of each administrative judicial
region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region
having jurisdiction of Title IV-D and child protection cases, shall
determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time or
part-time master to complete each Title IV-D case within the time
specified in this subchapter or to complete child protection cases
within a reasonable time.
      (e)  If the presiding judge determines that a court requires
a master to complete child protection cases in a reasonable time
and a master has been appointed under Sec. 201.1085, the presiding
judge shall, by a general order, refer all child protection cases
to the master. At the option of the judge, referral of child
protection cases may be made before or after entry of an emergency
order under Chapter 262. Referral of child protection cases may not
be made for individual cases or case by case, but shall be made by
general order. The presiding judge need not appoint a master unless
sufficient funds are available from state or federal funds to pay
the costs of such master.
      SECTION 57.  Section 201.104, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
      Sec. 201.104.  OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF MASTER.  (a)  On
motion of a party, a master may refer a complex case back to the
judge for final disposition after the master has recommended
temporary support in a Title IV-D case or at any time in a child
protection case.
      (b)  A master shall take testimony and make a record in all
Title IV-D and child protection cases as provided by this chapter.
      SECTION 58.  Section 201.107, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
      Sec. 201.107.  STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.  (a)  The office of
court administration may contract with the Title IV-D agency or any
other departments or agencies for available state and federal funds
under Title IV-D or any other law and may employ personnel needed
to implement and administer this subchapter. A master and other
personnel appointed under this section may also use available state
funds and public or private grants.
      (b)  The presiding judges of the administrative judicial
regions, state agencies, and counties may contract with the Title
IV-D agency or other departments or agencies for available federal
funds under Title IV-D or any other law to reimburse costs and
salaries associated with masters and personnel appointed under this
section and may also use available state funds and public or
private grants.
      (c)  The presiding judges, <and> the Title IV-D agency, and
the department shall act and are authorized to take any action
necessary to maximize the amount of federal funds available under
the Title IV-D program or any other law.
      SECTION 59.  Subchapter B, Chapter 201, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 201.085 to read as follows:
      Sec. 201.1085.  APPOINTMENT OF MASTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION
CASES.  The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region
shall appoint a master for a court handling child protection cases
if the court needs assistance in order to process the cases in a
reasonable time if sufficient state or federal funds are available
to pay the costs of such master. The presiding judge may not
appoint a Title IV-D master as a master for child protection cases.