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Amend HB 585 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
section and renumbering the sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Section 682A, Texas Probate Code, is amended 
by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  Notwithstanding any other law, if the applicant who 
files an application under Subsection (a) of this section or 
Section 682 of this code is a person who was appointed conservator 
of a disabled child for whom a court obtains jurisdiction under 
Section 606(k) of this code, the applicant may present to the court 
a written letter or certificate that meets the requirements of 
Section 687(a) of this code.
	(a-2)  If, on receipt of the letter or certificate described 
by Subsection (a-1) of this section, the court is able to make the 
findings required by Section 684 of this code, the court, 
notwithstanding Section 677 of this code, shall appoint the 
conservator as guardian without conducting a hearing and shall, to 
the extent possible, preserve the terms of possession and access to 
the ward that applied before the court obtained jurisdiction under 
Section 606(k) of this code.