HBA-JLV H.B. 1633 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1633 By: King, Phil Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 3/4/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Federal law requires all states to review their child support guidelines every four years. States must examine current economic data to ensure that awards set in accordance with existing guidelines meet the children's economic needs. States must also review child support orders and determine how often actual child support awards deviate from the awards that would be calculated by applying the guidelines. Texas state agencies must also report certain information that may be unnecessary to the standing legislative committees which have jurisdiction over family law issues. House Bill 1633 removes the requirements for economic data and case data analysis from the reporting requirements because federal law already provides for those requirements which are subject to change. 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 1633 amends the Family Code to remove provisions requiring certain information to be included in the report submitted by the Office of the Attorney General to the standing committees of each house of the legislature having jurisdiction over family law issues for use by the committee in conducting a review. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.