Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB750 by Farrar (Relating to a court's jurisdiction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship over certain young people seeking special immigrant juvenile status and to child protective services caseworkers assigned to those young people.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code to expand court jurisdiction in suits affecting the parent-child relationship in cases where the child is seeking immigrant juvenile status. The bill would also amend the Human Resources Code to require the Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) to assign a specialized caseworker in such situations. The Office of Court Administration has indicated that the bill would create no significant fiscal impact to the state court system. DFPS anticipates any additional work resulting from the enactment of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of