HBA-NLM H.B. 32 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 32 By: Goolsby Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 2/26/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the deadline for notification of summer visitation dates for children of divorced parents is May 1. Many organized summer activities require pre-registration, enrollment, or notification of planned attendance prior to the May 1 deadline. C.S.H.B. 32 moves the deadline for notification of summer visitation dates by the possesory conservator of a child from May 1 to March 15. This bill also moves the deadline for notification of weekend visitation dates by the managing conservator of a child from June 1 to April 15. 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 153.312 (b), Family Code, by requiring a possessory conservator to give written notice to the managing conservator by March 15, rather than May 1, for the right of possession of a child during the summer. Requires the managing conservator to give written notice to the possessory conservator by April 15, rather than June 1, for weekend possession of a child as described by this subsection. Authorizes the managing conservator to designate one weekend of possession, during a child's summer vacation, during which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by the possessory conservator will not take place, if the managing conservator gives written notice to the possessory conservator by April 1, rather than May 15, of each year, or gives the possesory conservator 14 days written notice on or after April 2, rather than May 16, of each year. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Amends Section 153.313, Family Code, to make conforming changes. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Provides that the change made by this Act constitutes a material and substantial change under Section 156.301, Family Code, authorizing a court to modify a standard possession order in effect on the effective date of this Act to conform to this Act. SECTION 4. Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE SECTION 1. Amends Section 153.312(b), Family Code, by requiring the managing conservator to give written notice to the possessory conservator by April 15, rather than June 1, for weekend possession of a child as described by this subsection. Authorizes the managing conservator to give written notice to the possessory conservator by April 1, rather than May 15, of each year or to give the possesory conservator 14 days written notice on or after April 2, rather than May 16, of each year, to designate one weekend of possession, during a child's summer vacation, during which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by the possessory conservator will not take place, under the conditions described by this subsection SECTION 2. Amends Section 153.313, Family Code, to make conforming changes.