SRC-JBJ S.B. 1064 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1064
77R7675 MCK-DBy: Staples
Jurisprudence
4/11/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Family Code sets forth both 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.  As proposed, S.B. 1064 adds to those provisions that it is the
intent of the legislature that the department, in providing adoptions
services, keep siblings together and, whenever possible, place siblings in
the same adoptive home. 

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 Section 162.302, Family Code, by adding Subsection (e),
to provide that it is the intent of the legislature that the Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services in providing adoption services keep
siblings together and whenever possible place siblings in the same adoptive
home. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.