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.