Bill Text: TX SB262 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to court-ordered support for a child with a disability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-07 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB262 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB262-Introduced.html

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86R875 KJE-F
By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 262

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to court-ordered support for a child with a disability.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 154.302(b), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a [A]
court that orders support under this section shall designate a
parent of the child, [or] another person having physical custody or
guardianship of the child under a court order, or a special needs
trust created for the child to receive the support for the child.
The court may designate a child who is 18 years of age or older to
receive the support directly.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act constitutes a
material and substantial change of circumstances under Section
156.401, Family Code, sufficient to warrant modification of a court
order or a portion of a decree that provides for the support of a
child rendered before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.