SRC-AXB S.B. 1670 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1670
By: Brown
Jurisprudence
3/18/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, under Texas law, a court can order a parent to pay child support
after the child's 18th birthday, if the child remains fully enrolled in an
accredited secondary school.  However, a child who is enrolled in joint
high school and junior college credit courses is not technically fully
enrolled, which authorizes a parent to stop providing child support.  S.B.
1670 deletes the specification that a child be fully enrolled, effectively
authorizing the court to order extended child support. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1670 deletes the specification that a child be fully
enrolled in a certain program to authorize the court to order child support
beyond the child's 18th birthday. 

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 154.002, Family Code, to delete the
specification that a child be fully enrolled in an accredited secondary
school in a certain program, to authorize the court to take certain actions
regarding child support. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date:  90 days after adjournment.