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Amend HB 913 as follows:                                                     

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered section to the 	bill and renumber the sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION __. Section 153.134(b), Family Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(b)  In rendering an order appointing joint managing 
conservators, the court shall:
		(1)  designate the conservator who has the exclusive 
right to determine the primary residence of the child and:
			(A)  establish, until modified by further order, a 
geographic area [consisting of the county in which the child is to 
reside and any contiguous county thereto] within which the 
conservator shall maintain the child's primary residence; or
			(B)  specify that the conservator may determine 
the child's primary residence without regard to geographic 
location;
		(2)  specify the rights and duties of each parent 
regarding the child's physical care, support, and education;
		(3)  include provisions to minimize disruption of the 
child's education, daily routine, and association with friends;
		(4)  allocate between the parents, independently, 
jointly, or exclusively, all of the remaining rights and duties of a 
parent as provided by Chapter 151; and
		(5)  if feasible, recommend that the parties use an 
alternative dispute resolution method before requesting 
enforcement or modification of the terms and conditions of the 
joint conservatorship through litigation, except in an emergency.
	(2)  On page 20, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:                  
	(f)  The change in law made by this Act to Section 
153.134(b), Family Code, applies only to a court order appointing 
joint managing conservators rendered on or after the effective date 
of this Act.  A court order appointing joint managing conservators 
rendered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the 
law in effect on the date the order was rendered, and the former law 
is continued in effect for that purpose.
	(3)  On page 20, line 4, strike "(f)" and substitute "(g)".