By King of Parker H.B. No. 1633
77R10074 KSD-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to legislative review of the statutory guidelines for
1-3 child support and the possession of and access to a child.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 111.001(b), Family Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (b) Not later than December 1 of each odd-numbered
1-8 [even-numbered] year, the Title IV-D agency shall submit a report
1-9 to the standing committees of each house of the legislature having
1-10 jurisdiction over family law issues for use by the committee in
1-11 conducting the review required by Subsection (a). The report must
1-12 contain[:]
1-13 [(1) economic data obtained from the United States
1-14 Department of Agriculture on the cost of raising children;]
1-15 [(2) an analysis of case data on the application of
1-16 and deviations from the child support guidelines; and]
1-17 [(3)] a summary of any federal legislation enacted
1-18 since the date of the last review.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-20 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-21 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-22 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-23 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.