CJ H.B. 3346 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS JUVENILE JUSTICE & FAMILY ISSUES HB 3346 4-10-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND When conservatorship is at issue, the Family Code permits a child 12 years old or older to file a written choice of managing conservator, subject to court approval. Purpose This bill, in effect, lowers the age from 12 to 10 in order to make Title 5: The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship of the Family Code consistent with Title 3: Juvenile Justice Code. 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 Section 1. Amends Section 153.008, Family Code, as follows: Strikes the number 12 and adds the number 10. SECTION 2. Effective date. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. CJ H.B. 3346 75(R)