LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 22, 2021 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1315 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Family Code to mandate continuation of the appointment of attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or the attorney ad litem appointed in the dual role for a child, and would allow for the appointment of both the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem for as long as the child remains in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Local Government ImpactDFPS assumes potential costs to local government entities associated with continuation of an appointment of attorney ad litem for the entirety of a child's stay in the department's custody. Source Agencies: b > td > 530 Family & Protective Services LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, JLI, AN, DKN
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 22, 2021
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1315 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1315 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1315 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB1315 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Family Code to mandate continuation of the appointment of attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or the attorney ad litem appointed in the dual role for a child, and would allow for the appointment of both the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem for as long as the child remains in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
Local Government Impact
DFPS assumes potential costs to local government entities associated with continuation of an appointment of attorney ad litem for the entirety of a child's stay in the department's custody.
Source Agencies: b > td > 530 Family & Protective Services
530 Family & Protective Services
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, JLI, AN, DKN
JMc, AKI, JLI, AN, DKN