SRC-DPW C.S.S.B. 1816 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1816 76R10259 CMR-DBy: Harris Jurisprudence 4/27/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST Currently, Texas law provides that a child support obligation in terms of community supervision continues for five years, but a financial obligation may continue for a longer period of time. This creates problems when community supervision terminates prior to the time child support arrearages are paid. It is reported that a change to a 10-year community supervision time period would be more appropriate for the enforcement of child support arrearages. The bill would extend the community supervision time period for child support arrearages from five years to 10. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 1816 sets forth a term limit for a community supervision period for violation of an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. 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 157.212, Family Code, to prohibit a community supervision period from exceeding 10 years, rather than five. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES Relating clause. Adds text to the relating clause regarding violation of an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. SECTION 2. Adds text making application of this Act prospective.