Amend HB 1012 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
section and renumbering the sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 107.0511, Family Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
	(g)  The minimum qualifications prescribed by this section 
do not apply to an individual who, before September 1, 2007:
		(1)  lived in a county that has a population of 500,000 
or more and is adjacent to two or more counties each of which has a 
population of 50,000 or more;
		(2)  received a four-year degree from an accredited 
institution of higher education;
		(3)  worked as a child protective services investigator 
for the Department of Family and Protective Services for at least 
four years;
		(4)  worked as a community supervision and corrections 
department officer; and
		(5)  conducted at least 100 social studies in the 
previous five years.
	(h)  A person described by Subsection (g) who performs a 
social study must:
		(1)  complete at least eight hours of family violence 
dynamics training provided by a family violence service provider;  
and
		(2)  participate annually in at least 15 hours of 
continuing education for child custody evaluators that meets the 
Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluation  adopted 
by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts as those 
standards existed May 1, 2009, or a later version of those standards 
if adopted by rule of the executive commissioner of the Health and 
Human Services Commission.
	(i)  Subsections (g) and (h) and this subsection expire 
September 1, 2017.