86R13543 YDB-D
By: Wu 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) children with severe mental health issues;
(B) child placement and changes in placement; and
(C) final termination of parental rights; and
(2) in juvenile cases, issues related to:
(A) children with severe mental health issues;
(B) 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.