Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3145 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 05/19/2019

                    By: Toth (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 3145
 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2019;
 May 14, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
 Affairs; May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
 Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.)
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 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the right of a parent appointed as a conservator of a
 child to attend school activities.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 153.073(a), Family Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (a)  Unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as a
 conservator of a child has at all times the right:
 (1)  to receive information from any other conservator
 of the child concerning the health, education, and welfare of the
 child;
 (2)  to confer with the other parent to the extent
 possible before making a decision concerning the health, education,
 and welfare of the child;
 (3)  of access to medical, dental, psychological, and
 educational records of the child;
 (4)  to consult with a physician, dentist, or
 psychologist of the child;
 (5)  to consult with school officials concerning the
 child's welfare and educational status, including school
 activities;
 (6)  to attend school activities, including school
 lunches, performances, and field trips;
 (7)  to be designated on the child's records as a person
 to be notified in case of an emergency;
 (8)  to consent to medical, dental, and surgical
 treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the
 health and safety of the child; and
 (9)  to manage the estate of the child to the extent the
 estate has been created by the parent or the parent's family.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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