LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 22, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB619  by Van de Putte (Relating to court-ordered social
               studies in certain suits affecting the parent-child
               relationship.), As Engrossed
  
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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:   302   Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, TB, AJ