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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to periods of possession of a child under a standard |
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possession order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 153.312(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If the possessory conservator resides 100 miles or less |
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from the primary residence of the child, the possessory conservator |
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shall have the right to possession of the child as follows: |
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(1) on weekends throughout the year beginning at 6 |
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p.m. on the first, third, and fifth Friday of each month and ending |
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at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday except that [or], at the |
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possessory conservator's election made before or at the time of the |
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rendition of the original or modification order, and as specified |
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in the original or modification order, the weekend periods of |
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possession specified by this subdivision that occur during the |
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regular school term shall begin [beginning] at the time the child's |
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school is regularly dismissed and end [ending] at 6 p.m. on the |
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following Sunday; and |
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(2) on Thursdays of each week during the regular |
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school term beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m., or, at the |
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possessory conservator's election made before or at the time of the |
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rendition of the original or modification order, and as specified |
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in the original or modification order, beginning at the time the |
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child's school is regularly dismissed and ending at the time the |
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child's school resumes, unless the court finds that visitation |
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under this subdivision is not in the best interest of the child. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |