79R14886 SMC-D
By: Dutton H.C.R. No. 153
Substitute the following for H.C.R. No. 153:
By: Goodman C.S.H.C.R. No. 153
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Title 1 of the Texas Family Code was originally
enacted by Chapter 888, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular
Session, 1969; subsequently, Titles 2 and 3 were added by the 63rd
Legislature in 1973, Title 4 was added by the 66th Legislature in
1979, and Title 5 was added by the 74th Legislature in 1995; and
WHEREAS, The codification of the Family Code and the
amendments thereto by successive legislatures have done much to
advance the interests of Texas families and children; and
WHEREAS, The 1973 enactments provided for suits affecting the
parent-child relationship and introduced the terms "managing
conservator," "possessory conservator," "possession," and "access"
as they relate to the family; and
WHEREAS, The legislature has declared it to be a public
policy of this state, in cases of marital dissolution, to encourage
parents to have frequent contact with their children, as
appropriate for the circumstances; and
WHEREAS, During the past 32 years, significant research in
family dynamics has led to an emergence of new terms that are more
commonly used to describe the relationship between parents in a
dissolution of marriage, including "parenting plans" and
"parenting time" and other neutral terms; similarly, advances in
the field have rendered obsolete such terms as "managing
conservator" and "possessory conservator"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby request that the Texas Legislative Council schedule a
revision of the Family Code during the 2005-2006 interim using
updated terminology as described in this resolution; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
copy of this resolution to the joint chairs of the Texas Legislative
Council.