HBA-BSM S.B. 1064 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1064
By: Staples
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
5/3/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law sets forth the responsibilities of the Texas
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (department) in regard to
the adoption process and the legislative intent of those provisions. Senate
Bill 1064 adds to current provisions  that it is the intent of the
legislature that the department in providing adoption services, when it is
in the children's best interest, to keep siblings together and whenever
possible place siblings in the same adoptive home.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1064 amends the Family Code to provide that it is the intent of
the legislature that the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
in providing adoption services, when it is in the children's best interest,
to keep siblings together and whenever possible place siblings in the same
adoptive home. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.