86R3111 TSS-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 41
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to exemptions to reporting and list requirements for
  certain attorneys ad litem, guardians ad litem, mediators, and
  guardians.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 36.003, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 36.003.  EXEMPTION. The reporting requirements of
  Section 36.004 do not apply to:
               (1)  a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute
  resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and
  Remedies Code;
               (2)  information made confidential under state or
  federal law, including applicable rules;
               (3)  a guardian ad litem or other person appointed
  under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code; [or]
               (4)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
  attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office
  established under Chapter 203, Family Code;
               (5)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
  attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or
  receipt of compensation; or
               (6)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
  attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a
  nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the
  indigent.
         SECTION 2.  Section 37.002, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 37.002.  EXEMPTION. The appointment requirements of
  Section 37.004 do not apply to:
               (1)  a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute
  resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and
  Remedies Code;
               (2)  a guardian ad litem or other person appointed
  under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code;
               (3)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
  attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office
  established under Chapter 203, Family Code; [or]
               (4)  a person other than an attorney or a private
  professional guardian appointed to serve as a guardian as defined
  by Section 1002.012, Estates Code;
               (5)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
  attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or
  receipt of compensation; or
               (6)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
  attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a
  nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the
  indigent.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.