89R4113 KRM-D     By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 315       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the terms and conditions of a standard possession order   in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 153.316, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 153.316.  GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The court   shall order the following general terms and conditions of   possession of a child to apply without regard to the distance   between the residence of a parent and the child:                (1)  the managing conservator shall surrender the child   to the possessory conservator at the beginning of each period of the   possessory conservator's possession at the residence of the   managing conservator;                (2)  if the possessory conservator elects to begin a   period of possession at the time the child's school is regularly   dismissed, the managing conservator shall surrender the child to   the possessory conservator at the beginning of each period of   possession at:                      (A)  the school in which the child is enrolled; or                      (B)  if the child is not physically attending   school:                            (i)  the managing conservator's residence;                            (ii)  a location agreed to by all parties; or                            (iii)  a location determined by a party who,   following a finding under Section 105.006(c), is not required to   disclose the party's address to the other party or is protected from   the other party by an order rendered by the court;                (3)  the possessory conservator shall be ordered to do   one of the following:                      (A)  the possessory conservator shall surrender   the child to the managing conservator at the end of each period of   possession at the residence of the possessory conservator; or                      (B)  the possessory conservator shall return the   child to the residence of the managing conservator at the end of   each period of possession, except that the order shall provide that   the possessory conservator shall surrender the child to the   managing conservator at the end of each period of possession at the   residence of the possessory conservator if:                            (i)  at the time the original order or a   modification of an order establishing terms and conditions of   possession or access the possessory conservator and the managing   conservator lived in the same county, the possessory conservator's   county of residence remains the same after the rendition of the   order, and the managing conservator's county of residence changes,   effective on the date of the change of residence by the managing   conservator; or                            (ii)  the possessory conservator and   managing conservator lived in the same residence at any time during   a six-month period preceding the date on which a suit for   dissolution of the marriage was filed and the possessory   conservator's county of residence remains the same and the managing   conservator's county of residence changes after they no longer live   in the same residence, effective on the date the order is rendered;                (4)  if the possessory conservator elects to end a   period of possession at the time the child's school resumes, the   possessory conservator shall surrender the child to the managing   conservator at the end of each period of possession at:                      (A)  the school in which the child is enrolled; or                      (B)  if the child is not physically attending   school:                            (i)  the possessory conservator's residence;                            (ii)  a location agreed to by all parties; or                            (iii)  a location determined by a party who,   following a finding under Section 105.006(c), is not required to   disclose the party's address to the other party or is protected from   the other party by an order rendered by the court;                (5)  each conservator shall return with the child the   personal effects that the child brought at the beginning of the   period of possession;                (6)  either parent may designate a competent adult to   pick up and return the child, as applicable; a parent or a   designated competent adult shall be present when the child is   picked up or returned;                (7)  a parent shall give notice to the person in   possession of the child on each occasion that the parent will be   unable to exercise that parent's right of possession for a   specified period;                (8)  written notice, including notice provided by   electronic mail or facsimile, shall be deemed to have been timely   made if received or, if applicable, postmarked before or at the time   that notice is due; and                (9)  if a conservator's time of possession of a child   ends at the time school is scheduled to resume [resumes] and [for   any reason] the child is not physically attending [or will not be   returned to] school, the conservator in possession of the child   shall immediately notify [the school and] the other conservator   that the child will not be or has not been returned to school.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a court order providing for possession of or access to a child   rendered on or after the effective date of this Act. A court order   rendered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect on the date the order was rendered, and the former law   is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.