Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB449 by Uresti (Relating to the requirement that the parties in a suit affecting the parent–child relationship attend parenting classes.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Section 105.009, Family Code, to require the court to order parties in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to attend a parent education and family stabilization course. It would also permit the court to do so when modifying an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship providing for possession of or access to a child. The Department of Family and Protective Services indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.