By King of Parker H.B. No. 1633
77R5824 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 even-numbered year,
1-8 the Title IV-D agency shall submit a report to the standing
1-9 committees of each house of the legislature having jurisdiction
1-10 over family law issues for use by the committee in conducting the
1-11 review required by Subsection (a). The report must contain[:]
1-12 [(1) economic data obtained from the United States
1-13 Department of Agriculture on the cost of raising children;]
1-14 [(2) an analysis of case data on the application of
1-15 and deviations from the child support guidelines; and]
1-16 [(3)] a summary of any federal legislation enacted
1-17 since the date of the last review.
1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.