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| 1 | 1 | 86R14143 TSS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2142 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a study on the use of forensic psychology in suits | |
| 8 | 8 | affecting the parent-child relationship. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. (a) The Office of Court Administration of the | |
| 11 | 11 | Texas Judicial System shall conduct a study regarding the use of | |
| 12 | 12 | forensic psychology in suits affecting the parent-child | |
| 13 | 13 | relationship. In conducting the study, the office shall examine: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) the utility and efficacy of using forensic | |
| 15 | 15 | psychology to assist courts in rendering orders in the best | |
| 16 | 16 | interest of the child; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) the total cost of a forensic psychology evaluation | |
| 18 | 18 | and the feasibility of regularly requiring or providing those | |
| 19 | 19 | services in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Office of Court | |
| 21 | 21 | Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall file a report | |
| 22 | 22 | containing the results of the study and recommendations for | |
| 23 | 23 | legislation with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the | |
| 24 | 24 | legislature. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2021. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |