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By: Harris |
S.B. No. 716 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 15, 2011; February 23, 2011, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; |
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March 14, 2011, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; March 14, 2011, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 716 |
By: Harris |
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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 any changes to the guidelines and their manner |
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of 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. Not later than January 1, 2013, the Title IV-D |
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agency shall submit the initial report required by Subsection (b), |
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Section 111.001, Family Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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