By King of Parker H.B. No. 283 77R921 MCK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the terms of a court order for the possession of or 1-3 access to a child. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 105.006, Family Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Subsection (i) to read as follows: 1-7 (i) An order that provides for the possession of or access 1-8 to a child and that does not vary from the standard possession 1-9 order set forth in Subchapter F, Chapter 153, is considered to 1-10 sufficiently state the terms of possession and access by merely 1-11 referring to the applicable sections of Subchapter F, Chapter 153. 1-12 If the court finds that the period of possession of or access to a 1-13 child should vary from the standard possession order, the order is 1-14 considered to sufficiently state the terms of possession and access 1-15 by referring to the applicable sections of Subchapter F, Chapter 1-16 153, and stating any variation from the standard possession order. 1-17 A reference in the court's order to a section of Subchapter F, 1-18 Chapter 153, is a reference to that section as it existed on the 1-19 date the order was rendered. 1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-21 applies only to a court order providing for the possession of or 1-22 access to a child rendered or modified on or after that date. An 1-23 order rendered or modified before the effective date of this Act is 1-24 governed by the law in effect on the date the order was rendered or 2-1 modified, and the former law is continued in effect for that 2-2 purpose.