LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 26, 2017 TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB495 by Uresti (Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Family Code relating to certain measures in a custody dispute affecting a parent-child relationship to extend the rebuttable presumption to include other people with a history or pattern of physical or sexual abuse that are likely to have unsupervised access to the child in addition to an abusive parent with a history of child neglect or physical or sexual abuse. The bill would allow a court to decline judgment on a mediated settlement agreement if the agreement would allow a person registered as sex offender or that has a history or pattern of physical or sexual abuse, to live with the child or to have unsupervised access to the child. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing 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 LBB Staff: UP, AG, MW, GDz
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 26, 2017
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB495 by Uresti (Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB495 by Uresti (Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.), As Introduced
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB495 by Uresti (Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.), As Introduced
SB495 by Uresti (Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code relating to certain measures in a custody dispute affecting a parent-child relationship to extend the rebuttable presumption to include other people with a history or pattern of physical or sexual abuse that are likely to have unsupervised access to the child in addition to an abusive parent with a history of child neglect or physical or sexual abuse. The bill would allow a court to decline judgment on a mediated settlement agreement if the agreement would allow a person registered as sex offender or that has a history or pattern of physical or sexual abuse, to live with the child or to have unsupervised access to the child. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing 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
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff: UP, AG, MW, GDz
UP, AG, MW, GDz