Amend SB 2248 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 1023.004(a), Estates Code (page 1, line 30), strike "certified mail, return receipt requested," and substitute "a qualified delivery method".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike amended Section 1023.004(c), Estates Code (page 1, lines 33 through 36), and substitute the following:
(c) If a court made a motion to transfer a guardianship, the guardian shall be given notice by a qualified delivery method [certified mail] to appear and show cause why the guardianship should not be transferred.
(3) Strike SECTIONS 7, 8, and 9 of the bill, adding Section 1104.4015, Estates Code, and amending Sections 1104.405 and 1104.408(a), Estates Code (page 2, line 56, through page 3, line 24).
(4) In SECTION 16 of the bill, strike amended Section 1156.052(c), Estates Code (page 5, lines 46 through 48), and substitute the following:
(c) A person who makes an application to the court under this section shall send [mail] notice of the application by a qualified delivery method [certified mail] to all interested persons.
(5) In SECTION 16 of the bill, strike added Section 1156.052(d), Estates Code (page 5, lines 49 through 51), and substitute the following:
(d) Copies of the notices sent under Subsection (c) must be filed with the court with a copy of the proof of delivery receipt for each notice sent.
(6) Strike SECTIONS 22 and 23 of the bill, amending Sections 411.1386(d) and 411.1408(c), Government Code (page 6, line 52, through page 7, line 13).
(7) Strike SECTION 24 of the bill adding repealer language (page 7, lines 14 through 19).
(8) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 1002, Estates Code, is amended by adding Section 1002.0265 to read as follows:
Sec. 1002.0265. QUALIFIED DELIVERY METHOD. "Qualified delivery method" means delivery by:
(1) hand delivery by courier, with courier's proof of delivery receipt;
(2) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with return receipt; or
(3) a private delivery service designated as a designated delivery service by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Section 7502(f)(2), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with proof of delivery receipt.
SECTION ____. Section 1023.008, Estates Code, is repealed.