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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the periodic review of the child support guidelines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 111.001, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 111.001. REVIEW OF GUIDELINES. (a) Prior to each |
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regular legislative session, the standing committees of each house |
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of the legislature having jurisdiction over family law issues shall |
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review and, if necessary, recommend revisions to the guidelines for |
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possession of and access to a child under Chapter 153 [and for
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support of a child under Chapter 154]. The committee shall report |
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the results of the review and shall include any recommended |
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revisions in the committee's report to the legislature. |
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(b) At least once every four years [Not later than December
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1 of each even-numbered year], the Title IV-D agency shall review |
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the child support guidelines under Chapter 154 as required by 42 |
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U.S.C. Section 667(a) and report the results of the review and any |
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recommendations for changes to the guidelines or their manner of |
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application [submit a report] to the standing committees of each |
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house of the legislature having jurisdiction over family law issues |
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[for use by the committee in conducting the review required by
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Subsection (a). The report must contain:
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[(1)
economic data obtained from the United States
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Department of Agriculture on the cost of raising children;
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[(2)
an analysis of case data on the application of and
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deviations from the child support guidelines; and
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[(3)
a summary of any federal legislation enacted
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since the date of the last review]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |