HBA-SEB S.B. 1816 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1816
By: Harris
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
5/20/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law provides that a term of community supervision relating
to the violation of an order affecting the parent-child relationship may
not exceed five years.  S.B. 1816 prohibits a community supervision period
in such a case from exceeding 10, rather than five, years. 

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 157.212, Family Code, to prohibit a community
supervision period from exceeding 10, rather than five, years. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.