Amend CSHB 596 as follows:
      (1)  On page 1, line 20, strike "10" and substitute "12
10".
      (2)  On page 2, line 20, strike "10" and substitute "12".
      (3)  Add the following appropriately numbered sections:
      SECTION ____. Section 153.008, Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Sec. 153.008.  CHILD'S CHOICE OF MANAGING CONSERVATOR. If the
child is 12 10 years of age or older, the child may, by writing
filed with the court, choose the managing conservator, subject to
the approval of the court.
      SECTION ____. Sections 153.009(b) and (d), Family Code, are
amended to read as follows:
      (b)  When the issue of managing conservatorship is contested,
on the application of a party, the court shall interview a child 12
10 years of age or older and may interview a child under 12 10
years of age.  Interviewing a child does not diminish the
discretion of the court.
      (d)  On the motion of a party or on the court's own motion,
the court shall cause a record of the interview to be made when the
child is 12 10 years of age or older.  A record of the interview
shall be part of the record in the case.
      (4)  Renumber the sections of the bill as appropriate.