LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1137  by Menendez (Relating to court-ordered social
               studies in certain suits affecting the parent-child
               relationship.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would include a domestic relations office among those persons
and entities which may conduct social studies in certain proceedings.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   530   Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, AJ