Bill Text: TX SB283 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 283 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of associate judges in child protective services cases.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [SB283 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB283-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 283




	AN ACT
	relating to the appointment of associate judges in child protective
	services cases.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subsections (a) and (e), Section 201.201, Family
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a) The presiding judge of each administrative judicial
	region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region
	having family law jurisdiction and a child protection caseload,
	shall determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time
	or part-time associate judge to complete cases under Subtitle E
	[~~each case within the times specified in Chapters 262 and 263~~].
	(e) This section does not limit the jurisdiction of a court
	to issue orders under Subtitle E [~~Chapter 262 or 263~~].
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 283 passed the Senate on
	March 24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 283 passed the House on
	May 19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one present
	not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor