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	Amend HB 2668 as follows:                                                    
	1.  On page 1, line 23, strike the word "only" and insert the 
word "either".
	2.  On page 1, line 24, before the period, insert ", or under 
an appointment by a court".
	3.  Section 234.008, Family Code, is amended by amending 
Subsection (a)  and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), not later 
than the second business day after the date the state disbursement 
unit receives a child support payment, the state disbursement unit 
shall distribute the payment to the Title IV-D agency or the 
obligee.
	(d)  The signature of an obligee on a final order in a suit 
affecting the parent-child relationship, or another order under 
this title, that designates an individual or entirety for the 
purpose of receiving, disbursing, and monitoring child support 
payments constitutes written consent by the obligee to the 
distribution of the child support payments by the state 
disbursement unit to the designated individual or entity.  The 
state disbursement unit shall distribute each child support payment 
to the designated individual or entity by the date required by 
Subsection (a).  The designated individual or entity shall deduct 
any amount of the individual's or entity's authorized fee from the 
payment and promptly disburse the remainder of the amount to the 
Title IV-D agency or obligee.