SRC-JJJ S.B. 920 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 920
76R5349 CMR-DBy: Wentworth
Jurisprudence
3/29/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law allows for a $3 monthly fee to be paid by a managing
conservator and possessory conservator for whom the domestic relations
office acts as a local child support registry. S.B. 920 would establish the
collection of child support service filing fees by a domestic relations
office. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 920 authorizes the collection of child support services
fee by a domestic relations office. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 203.005(a), Family Code, to authorize the
administering entity to authorize a domestic relations office to assess and
collect in a county that has a cooperative agreement with the Title IV-D
agency, an initial child support service fee not to exceed $36 to be paid
to a domestic relations office on the filing of a suit.  Makes conforming
changes. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 110.006, Family Code, as follows:

Sec. 110.006.  New heading:  DOMESTIC RELATIONS OFFICE FEE.  Makes
conforming changes. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.