86R16306 YDB-D
 
  By: Wu H.B. No. 2737
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2737:
 
  By:  Davis of Dallas C.S.H.B. No. 2737
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to judicial guidance related to child protective services
  cases and juvenile cases.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 22.0135 to read as follows:
         Sec. 22.0135.  JUDICIAL GUIDANCE RELATED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE
  SERVICES CASES AND JUVENILE CASES. (a) The supreme court annually
  shall provide guidance to judges who preside over child protective
  services cases or juvenile cases to establish greater uniformity
  across the state for:
               (1)  in child protective services cases, issues related
  to:
                     (A)  placement of children with severe mental
  health issues;
                     (B)  changes in placement; and
                     (C)  final termination of parental rights; and
               (2)  in juvenile cases, issues related to:
                     (A)  placement of children with severe mental
  health issues;
                     (B)  the release of children detained in juvenile
  detention facilities;
                     (C)  certification of juveniles to stand trial as
  adults; and
                     (D)  commitment of children to the Texas Juvenile
  Justice Department.
         (b)  The supreme court shall adopt the rules necessary to
  accomplish the purposes of this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.