HBA-CBW H.B. 1377 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1377 By: Menendez Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 3/11/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, if the court finds that the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (department) has been the temporary or sole managing conservator of the child for the six months preceding the filing of the petition, then the court may terminate the parent-child relationship. House Bill 1377 provides that the court may terminate the parent-child relationship if the department has been temporary or sole managing conservator for six months, rather than the six months preceding the filing of the petition. 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 six months, rather than the six months preceding the filing of the petition. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.