Amend HB 1322 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Amend Chapter 264, Family Code, is by adding 
Subchapter K to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER K.  ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER
	Sec. 264.821.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                        
		(1)  "Communications tool" means an online method for 
peer-to-peer communication among individuals who handle child 
abuse and neglect cases.
		(2)  "Office" means the Office of Court Administration 
of the Texas Judicial System.
		(3)  "Online resource center" means a single 
interactive Internet website that provides, to individuals who 
handle child abuse and neglect cases, timely informational 
materials pertinent to child abuse and neglect cases in this state, 
which may include summaries of Texas cases and statutes relating to 
child abuse and neglect, sample briefs and other legal forms, 
articles and papers, manuals with information on Texas legal 
practice and practice tips, a conference calendar, and 
communications tools.
	Sec. 264.822.  CONTRACT.  (a)  The office shall contract 
with an entity to provide an online resource center if:
		(1)  the office is specifically appropriated money in 
an amount adequate to provide the online resource center; and
		(2)  there is a qualified entity with whom the office is 
able to contract.
	(b)  The online resource center must:                                   
		(1)  provide a means of searching for informational 
materials by subject; and
		(2)  include a:                                                        
			(A)  communications tool for judges; and                              
			(B)  communications tool for attorneys.                               
	(c)  The contract under this section must prohibit the entity 
with which the office contracts from spending more than 12 percent 
of the contract price on the entity's indirect or administrative 
overhead expenses.
	(d)  If the office does not enter into a contract in 
accordance with this subchapter, the office may not receive the 
funds appropriated to the office in connection with this 
subchapter.
	Sec. 264.823.  ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT.  The entity with 
which the office contracts under this subchapter must:
		(1)  have experience in operating an online resource 
center specifically designed for judges and attorneys handling 
child abuse and neglect cases in this state;
		(2)  have experience in providing a communications 
tool; and         
		(3)  employ or contract with at least one attorney who 
is licensed to practice law in this state and who specializes in 
child abuse and neglect cases to compile the materials for and 
oversee the operation of the online resource center.
	Sec. 264.824.  FUNDING.  (a)  The entity with which the 
office contracts under this subchapter may obtain funding from 
private foundations and individuals, from state and federal grants, 
and from any other source to operate the online resource center.
	(b)  The entity must maintain and provide to the office 
records that adequately identify:
		(1)  each person who provided funds to the entity to 
operate the online resource center; and
		(2)  the amount of funds the person provided.                          
	Sec. 264.825.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  All communications 
conducted through a communications tool provided in connection with 
the online resource center implemented under this subchapter are 
privileged and confidential.
	SECTION ___.  This Act does not make an appropriation.  A 
provision in this Act that creates a new governmental program, 
creates a new entitlement, or imposes a new duty on a governmental 
entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the 
legislature has not made a specific appropriation to implement the 
provision.
	SECTION ___.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.