LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 8, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1632  by King, Phil (relating to certain requirements
               in connection with suits for the termination of the
               parent-child relationship and the adoption of children.
               ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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A finding of no significant fiscal impact is based upon the following
assumptions by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
(PRS): (1) The bill would authorize PRS to be appointed by the court to
conduct social studies in private suits for the termination of the
parent-child relationship. PRS assumes infrequent appointments to conduct
social studies in these cases. (2) The bill would provide that all suits
for the termination of the parent-child relationship may be given
preferential docket settings. PRS assumes that this change will not delay
the setting of its caseload for hearing.
  
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