Page HB 592CJ H.B. 592 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS JUVENILE JUSTICE & FAMILY ISSUES H.B. 592 By: Thompson 2-21-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND In 1993 and 1995 legislation was passed to deal with possession of a child when the managing conservator moved from the county in which the possessory conservator lives. The 1995 change fails to specify that this provision applies only to a conservator moving from the county in which both conservators lived at the time of the issuance of an order. The standard possession order allows for certain alternative times for the possession of the child to begin, however it does not require that these be spelled out in the original order and does not allow for these alternative pickup times on Wednesdays or Christmas. PURPOSE The purpose of this bill is to clarify and standardize parts of the standard possession order. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 153.316 and 153.317, Family Code, as follows: Sec. 153.316. Amends Section 153.316(3)(B)(i) to clarify that this subsection applies if both conservators lived in the same county at the time the order was issued. Sec. 153.317 is amended to provide that the standard possession order must expressly provide the time of possession and to make possession times consistent for all possession periods. SECTION 2. Application of the Act. SECTION 3. Effective Date. SECTION 4. Emergency Clause. CJ H.B. 592 75(R)