SRC-JBJ H.B. 2550 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2550
By: Uher (Brown)
Jurisprudence
5/7/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current Texas law, the amount of child support that a person is
required to pay is determined by guidelines that designate a certain
percentage based on the obligor's monthly net resources.  The social
security old age benefits that an obligor and the child receive are not
considered by the court when determining the amount of a child support
order.  H.B. 2550 requires the court, when determining the amount of the
child support order, to apply the child support guidelines by determining
the amount of child support and subtracting from that total the amount of
benefits paid to or for the child as a result of the obligor's receipt of
social security benefits.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 154C, Family Code, by adding Section 154.133, as
follows: 

Sec. 154.133.  APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO CHILDREN OF OBLIGORS RECEIVING
SOCIAL SECURITY.  Requires the court, in applying the child support
guidelines for an obligor who is receiving social security old age benefits
and who is required to pay support for a child who receives benefits as a
result of the obligor's receipt of social security old age benefits, to
apply the guidelines by determining the amount of child support that would
be ordered under the child support guidelines and subtracting from that
total the amount of benefits or the value of the benefits paid to or for
the child as a result of the obligor's receipt of social security old age
benefits. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.  Provides that this Act
applies to a child support order entered before, on, or after that date.