BILL ANALYSIS |
H.B. 3145 |
By: Toth |
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
There have been reports that some Texas schools restrict the access of a parent appointed as a conservator of a child to attend lunch and certain other activities with the child because of a lack of specificity in current law regarding what constitutes a school activity. H.B. 3145 seeks to ensure that a person appointed as a conservator of a child may participate in the child's school activities.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
H.B. 3145 amends the Family Code to specify that the school activities a parent appointed as a conservator of a child has at all times the right to attend include school lunches, performances, and field trips.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2019.
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