Amend CSHB 2665 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  On page 2, strike lines 19 and 20, and substitute the following:
(1)  shall consider:
(A)  whether any protective orders have been issued against the applicant to protect the ward;
(B)  whether a court has found that the applicant abused, neglected, or exploited the ward; and
(C)  the best interest of the ward; and
(2)  Strike page 3, line 22, through page 4, line 3, and substitute the following:
(e)  On motion filed with the court showing good cause and after a relative is provided an opportunity to present evidence to the court under Subsection (f), the court, subject to Subsection (g), may relieve the guardian of the duty to provide notice about a ward to a relative under this section.
(f)  A copy of the motion required under Subsection (e) must be provided to the relative specifically named in the motion unless the guardian was unable to locate the relative after making reasonable efforts to discover and locate the relative. The relative provided notice under this subsection may file evidence with the court in response to the motion, and the court shall consider that evidence before making a decision on the motion.
(g)   In considering a motion under Subsection (e), the court shall relieve the guardian of the duty to provide notice about a ward to a relative under this section if the court finds that:
(1)  the motion includes a written request from a relative electing to not receive the notice;
(2)  the guardian was unable to locate the relative after making reasonable efforts to discover and locate the relative;
(3)  the guardian was able to locate the relative, but was unable to establish communication with the relative after making reasonable efforts to establish communication;
(4)  a protective order was issued against the relative to protect the ward;
(5)  a court has found that the relative abused, neglected, or exploited the ward; or
(6)  notice is not in the best interest of the ward.