HBA- SEB H.B. 1071 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1071 By: Gallego Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 3/26/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, if a written agreement that meets certain conditions is filed with a court by the parents of a child, the court is required to appoint the parents as joint managing conservators. If no such agreement is filed, the court may still appoint the parents as joint managing conservators, provided that the court's order contains certain provisions. In either case, the count of residence must be established for the child in order for the parents to be appointed as joint managing conservators. This requirement may create a burden for a parent who has established residence in another county. H.B. 1071 deletes the condition that the parents' written agreement or the court must designate a county of residence for the child in order to appoint the parents as the child's joint managing conservators. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 153.133(a), Family Code, to delete a provision stating that before a 3/28/1999 a written agreement between the parents, the agreement must establish the county of residence of the child until modified by further order. SECTION 2. Amends Section 153.134(b), Family Code, to delete a requirement that when a court renders an order appointing joint managing conservators of a child, the court must establish the county of residence of the child until altered by further notice. SECTION 3. (a) Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. (b) Provides that the enactment of this Act does not by itself constitute a material and substantial change of circumstances under Section 156.401, Family Code (Grounds for Modification of Child Support), sufficient to warrant modification of a court order or portion of a decree that provides for the possession of or access to a child rendered before the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.