HBA-BSM H.B. 1377 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1377 By: Menendez Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 7/25/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 77th Legislature, if the court found that the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (department) had been the temporary or sole managing conservator of a child for the six months preceding the filing of a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship, then the court was authorized to terminate the parent-child relationship. House Bill 1377 authorizes the court to terminate the parent-child relationship if the department has been the temporary or sole managing conservator for at least six months preceding the date of the hearing on the termination. 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. ANALYSIS House Bill 1377 amends the Family Code to authorize the court to order the termination of the parent-child relationship in a suit filed by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services if the court finds that the department has been the temporary or sole managing conservator of the child for at least six months preceding the date of the hearing on the termination rather than six months preceding the date of a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.