HBA-CBW, LJP C.S.H.B. 1790 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1790 By: Clark Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 3/5/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, when certain cases concerning a child are referred to a juvenile court, the parent or guardian of the child does not have to be notified. As a result, the parent or guardian is often unaware of the charges being made in a child's case until the case is in juvenile court. The time span between a case being referred to juvenile court and the actual hearing may be lengthy, which may not be in the best interest of the child. C.S.H.B. 1790 requires the office or official designated by the juvenile court to notify the child's parent or guardian. 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 C.S.H.B. 1790 amends the Family Code to require the office or official designated by the juvenile court or referral of a case of a child who has not been taken into custody to the office or official designated by the juvenile court to promptly give notice of the referral and a statement of the reason for the referral to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 1790 differs from the original bill by requiring the office or official designated by the juvenile court, rather than the person or agency making the referral, to notify the child's parent or guardian of the referral of a child's case to a juvenile court.